Officials said the water likely became contaminated further upstream. The Seine runs for 777 km (482 miles) through northern France before reaching Paris. It's also possible that the river can ...

The report indicates the increases were due to rain discharges upstream. President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo were set to swim in the Seine River to prove its safety last weekend ...

The Seine River has been one of the stars of the Olympics ... Plus, when there is rain upstream in a region known for its grain farming, pesticides accumulate into waterways flowing into ...

"When people see athletes swimming in the Seine with no health problems ... Like many Western cities, Paris saw its river quality decline drastically thanks to upstream industrial sewage and ...

Although many Parisians used to swim in the Seine, the practice ... to drain excess sewage into the river. New water treatment facilities have also been built upstream. This large reservoir ...

Athletes dive into the Seine River from the Alexander III Bridge on the start of the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Paris Olympics this past summer. (Michel Euler/AP ...