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Paris Holds First Seine High-Diving Competition After Water Cleanup

8/8/2026

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Paris hosted its first Seine high-diving competition on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026.
The French Swimming Federation cleared the water on Friday after hydrocarbons were found upstream on Thursday.
Deputy mayor Maxime Sauvage said €1.4 billion invested before the 2024 Olympics upgraded sewage and storm-water systems.
Public swimming resumed in 2025, drawing 70,000 users in July to designated Seine zones.

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Paris hosted its first Seine high-diving competition on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026.
The French Swimming Federation cleared the water on Friday after hydrocarbons were found upstream on Thursday.
Deputy mayor Maxime Sauvage said €1.4 billion invested before the 2024 Olympics upgraded sewage and storm-water systems.
Public swimming resumed in 2025, drawing 70,000 users in July to designated Seine zones.