The Seine Finally isn't Disugusting

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a symbolic swim in the Seine River, marking the culmination of a decades-long, $1.5 billion cleanup effort ahead of the 2024 Olympics. The project, initiated in the 1990s but accelerated by the Olympic deadline, aimed to make the once-polluted river swimmable for the Games' triathlon and long-distance swimming events. The cleanup involved constructing large holding tanks to prevent sewage overflow during heavy rains. While some Parisians remain skeptical about the river's cleanliness, Olympic organizers and city officials celebrated the successful transformation as a lasting legacy for Paris.