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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Swimming articles  Swimming
    Paris opens River Seine for public swimming for first time since 1923
     6 July 2025
    Parisians will be allowed to swim in the River Seine legally for the first time since 1923, following a multi-million dollar clean-up project.
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    Jaws at 50: how two musical notes terrified an entire generation
    18 Jun: One iconic scene unfolds underwater. We see swimmers’ legs flailing, and not much else – but John Williams’ masterful audio signals the terror lurking below.... more
    A rebirth of sorts for 50-metre backstroker Andrew Jeffcoat
    26 May: A rebirth of sorts for 50-metre backstroker Andrew Jeffcoat... more
    Teenage swimmer Milana Tapper has gone under the qualification time for the World Championships after a battle with Olympian Erika Fairweather at the New Zealand Champs in Auckland
    25 May: Teenage swimmer Milana Tapper has gone under the qualification time for the World Championships after a battle with Olympian Erika Fairweather at the New Zealand Champs in Auckland... more
    Olympic swimmer Hazel Ouwehand has stormed home to break the New Zealand record in the 50 metre butterfly at the national championships
    24 May: Olympic swimmer Hazel Ouwehand has stormed home to break the New Zealand record in the 50 metre butterfly at the national championships... more
    Two-time Olympian freestyle swimmer Erika Fairweather's giving herself some breathing room at nationals this week
    21 May: Two-time Olympian freestyle swimmer Erika Fairweather's giving herself some breathing room at nationals this week... more
    Swimmer Lewis Clareburt doubts a shoulder niggle will hamper his success in the pool this year
    28 Mar: Swimmer Lewis Clareburt doubts a shoulder niggle will hamper his success in the pool this year... more
    An investigation's underway after the rare death of someone drowning while swimming between the flags
    6 Feb: An investigation's underway after the rare death of someone drowning while swimming between the flags... more
    Police who came across two teens struggling in the water at Waitangi - say it was a matter of right place, right time
    5 Feb: Police who came across two teens struggling in the water at Waitangi - say it was a matter of right place, right time... more
    Dame Sophie Pascoe's old swim coach has reflected on his former charge's career in the pool
    31 Jan: Dame Sophie Pascoe's old swim coach has reflected on his former charge's career in the pool... more

     Most Popular Recent Swimming News
     18 Jun: Jaws at 50: how two musical notes terrified an entire generation +++++++
     06 Jul: Paris opens River Seine for public swimming for first time since 1923 ++

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      4 Jul: Labour peer dies while swimming in river (BBCWorld)
      4 Jul: Great deals on robotic pool cleaners ahead of prime day 2025 (PC World)
      3 Jul: Search teams find body of teenage boy in river (BBCWorld)
      2 Jul: This prime day, save hundreds on the beatbot aquasense 2 pool cleaning robots (PC World)
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