--- title: Watch the Transformation of this Polluted Paris River description: For 100 years, swimming has been banned in the Seine due to high levels of E. coli and pollution. canonical: https://time.com/6262339/seine-history-video/ author: Andrew Johnson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2023-03-13T16:44:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T15:34:13.890Z article:section: Climate og:title: Watch the Transformation of this Polluted Paris River og:description: For 100 years, swimming has been banned in the Seine due to high levels of E. coli and pollution. og:url: https://time.com/6262339/seine-history-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3894c3b2dd49994e/698a3b13457a52ef67d6765a/GettyImages-1150600834.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5760 og:image:height: 3240 og:image:alt: Eiffel Tower and Seine river at sunrise, Paris, France og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch the Transformation of this Polluted Paris River twitter:description: For 100 years, swimming has been banned in the Seine due to high levels of E. coli and pollution. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3894c3b2dd49994e/698a3b13457a52ef67d6765a/GettyImages-1150600834.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch How Paris Plans to Make This Polluted and Iconic River Swimmable Again > Sponsored content. 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