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France, Paris – 11 August 2025
1. Underwater to surface shot on the Seine river, to reveal Eiffel tower in background
2. Various of swimmers entering river pool
3. Swimmers in Seine
4. Swimmer exiting river
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Thurkka Jeyakumar, 21, visitor from Australia:
“I lost a bet with my boss at my job. And so the result of the bet was that when I came to Paris, I had to swim in the Seine because I was saying that I would never swim in the Seine! So I don’t know if I will regularly be swimming in the Seine just because of the bacterial concerns. But for the moment, I have to say that it was much nicer and cleaner than I thought it would be. So the bet worked out for the better."
6. Tracking shot of swimmer entering Seine river pool
7. Woman swimming
8. Wide of swimmers and Eiffel tower
9. Various of swimmers
10. Various of Constanze Martens from Mexico City entering river
11. Various of Martens swimming
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Constanze Martens, visitor from Mexico City, Mexico:
“Imagine that! Swimming with view on the Eiffel Tower and in pure, natural water, clean, safe and with all these lovely people too, you know, you have every age here, which is lovely, too. People actually like sporting swimming for real and just chilling out. It’s like, it’s a great mix of everything."
13. Various of swimmers
14. People on sun deck
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Yann Forêt, manager of the Grenelle site:
“Here in Grenelle We can accept 200 people at a time. Usually we have between 800 and 1200 visitors per day. And there are a lot of tourists that come in here in Grenelle to to enjoy the view we, like, have the most beautiful view in the world to swim with Eiffel Tower. And it’s really nice to see people come from every country and and enjoy a bath here."
16. Underwater to surface shot of swimmers
17. Various of swimmers, river
STORYLINE:
Swimming in the Seine is becoming an increasingly popular tourist attraction – as well as a must-do for Parisians themselves.
Thousands of people have enjoyed a dip in the French capital’s river since the opening to the public of three bathing sites last month, a first in over a century.
The swimming areas are expected to get even more crowded as a heatwave is to affect the Paris region on Tuesday.
The capital has been placed under “high vigilance” for hot temperatures by national weather service Meteo France – with up to 38 degrees Celsius expected.
At the Grenelle swim site, in the west of Paris, visitors are swimming lengths and sunbathing with a unique view on the Eiffel Tower.
A number of small fish near the surface appear to become used to the company of the swimmers.
The water quality is being tested daily to confirm it’s in line with European regulations.
“Imagine that! Swimming with view on the Eiffel Tower and in pure natural water, clean, safe and with all these lovely people too," Constanze Martens, a tourist from Mexico, said.
"People actually like swimming for real and just chilling out. It’s a great mix of everything.”
On Monday, the water temperature in the Seine measured 22 degrees Celsius (71 degrees Farenheit).
Until the end of August, bathing sites are open for free at scheduled times to anyone with a minimum age of 10 or 14 years, depending on the location.
Each swimmer needs to be equipped with a yellow surface buoy for safety reasons.
The site welcomes between 800 and 1,200 visitors per opening day – with a limit of 200 at a time, he said.
No major incident has been reported so far.
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