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Paris mayor swims in the Seine, declares it clean for the Olympics
National Post· 12 hours agoIn what French officials hoped to be the conclusion of a years-long nail-biter, Paris Mayor Anne...
Paris's Mayor Swam In The City's Main River To Prove It's Clean Enough For The Olympics Just Weeks...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo Canada News· 12 hours agoAMAURY CORNU/Hans Lucas/AFP via... was supposed to swim in the river last month but delayed her...
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo takes plunge in Seine, signalling river is ready for Olympic events
RFI via Yahoo Canada News· 23 hours agoThe mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, eventually swam in the Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate the river...
Rafael Nadal gets brutally honest on how he feels now about skipping grass, WImbledon
Tennis World· 14 hours agoAfter picking up an injury in his first comeback tournament, Nadal suffered setbacks in his recovery...
I took a scenic boat tour around Paris that stopped at all the major landmarks, and I can't believe...
INSIDER via Yahoo Canada News· 19 hours agoI'd go on the tour again, and I recommend it to anyone visiting Paris. I'm an American who's lived ...
Swimming in the Seine has been illegal for a century. What Paris says will be different for the...
CBC.ca· 1 day agoOver eight days in August 1900, dozens of swimmers dove into the muddy waters of the Seine River in ...
Morgan Lake interview: What it takes to break two metres and get an Olympic high jump medal in Paris
New York Times· 1 day agoWe spoke to Lake as she prepares to try to win Britain’s first Olympic medal in the women’s high...
Olympic tennis players return to the red clay of Paris' Roland Garros after Wimbledon's grass
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 days agoA track’s a track. A wrestling mat’s a mat. And so on. Tennis? That’s a whole other story, with...
Decked out in a wet suit and a pair of goggles, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo finally takes a dip in the...
The Globe and Mail· 24 hours agoParis mayor Anne Hidalgo has taken a much-delayed dip in the Seine River to help alleviate concerns...
River Seine still not safe for swimming on most days due to E. Coli bacteria levels, with Olympics...
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoWeeks before the Olympic Games are set to begin in Paris, the River Seine is still not safe for...