Swimming in the Seine
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Because of its poor water quality, bathing in the Seine has been prohibited since 1923. However, some brave the forbidden. In 1988, Jacques Chirac, mayor of Paris, promised to swim there. In the archives, meet with those who risk themselves in the river, the river police on patrol, Jacques Chirac on the plateau of « La Marche du siècle » reiterating his promise.