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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amelia Neath

Seine closes to swimmers a day after its historic reopening

Parts of the Seine River closed down to swimmers on Sunday due to heavy rainfall, just one day after it reopened to the public for the first time in a century.

Swimming in Paris’ Seine River has been closed off to members of the public since 1923, but on Saturday morning the river lifted the swimming ban.

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