Parisians will be able to swim for a second year in the Seine

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Paris will open the Seine to swimmers for a second consecutive summer, officials announced Friday. The move caps a century-long ban on bathing in the river and builds on last year's successful reopening, which followed an intensive cleanup effort before the 2024 Olympics. The decision signals that water quality improvements have held, allowing Parisians regular access to a river that had been off-limits to public swimming since the early 1900s.