Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years

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1970-01-01 08:00

Banned for a century because of filthy water, bathing is to resume in parts of the river in Paris.

With a year to go to the Olympics, Paris is in the final phase of a historic clean-up which will soon see swimmers and divers back in the River Seine.

Banned for a century because of the filthy water, city swimming is set to be one of the major legacies of the Games thanks to a €1.4bn (£1.2bn;...