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Seine swimming sites attract tens of thousands despite weather closures

People swim and sunbath at Pont Marie, one of the three swimming sites open for the summer on the Seine river in Paris, on 13 July, 2025. © AFP - Dimitar Dilkoff

More than 50,000 people have been swimming in the Seine since the opening of three pools in Paris on 5 July, French sports minister Marie Barsacq said on Saturday.

The three Parisian bathing sites at Bras Marie, Grenelle and Bercy have seen more than 50,000 visitors, despite closing due to bad weather the day after their inauguration, Barsacq told Franceinfo on Saturday.

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