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0:03	Report by | Lisa Louis
0:45	Pierre Rabadan | Deputy Mayor of Paris
1:17	Yves Levi | Public health professor, University of Paris-Saclay
1:45	Lisa Louis | DW Correspondent | Paris
2:17	Raymond Elosua | Swimmer

(( info: As European cities are increasingly struggling with boiling temperatures, Parisians have now one more way to cool down: by nipping into the Seine. For the first time in about 100 years, swimming is now allowed in the river that goes through the French capital. A welcome refreshment – at least for some. Lisa Louis reports from Paris.))

 

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Open water swimming is Raymond’s passion.  But today, he's taking a dip against a different backdrop – the city of Paris.
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ON – WOMAN
The water is really nice – and not too cold.

0:16

Raymond and his local swimming group were waiting for this for years.
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SOT – Raymond Elosua
I’m so happy we can finally swim right here in the city.
0'29 - 0'34
SOT – Delphine Marinet
We wanted to be here today – on this symbolic day for Paris.
Triathletes competed in the Seine during last year's Olympic Games. The town hall says opening three official swimming sites was the obvious next step.

0'44 - 1'04
SOT – Pierre Rabadan, deputy mayor of Paris
Our summers are getting hotter and hotter. And so we need places where people can cool down in dense cities like Paris. Getting the river clean for swimmers has also been good for the local biodiversity. Some fish and plant species have come back to the Seine.

1:04
But the wet pleasure might not be for everybody, warns this expert. There are a number of hazards the water is not being tested for – such as viruses.

1'15 - 1'33
SOT – Yves Levi, Professor emeritus for public health at Paris Saclay University
Small children, the elderly and immunodeficient people should not jump in. And you shouldn’t stay in the water for too long or bathe in the Seine too often. And swimmers should take a shower right afterwards.

1:33
Several triathletes fell ill after participating in last year’s Olympic Games.But Parisians are still getting their feet wet.

1'43 - 2'14
STANDUP
Cities around the world are turning their rivers into swimming pools to better deal with global warming. Here in Paris, temperatures have gone up by more than two degrees over the past century according to one study. Taking a plunge must be quite refreshing indeed - but I'll stick to watching the swimmers from here for now..

2:14
Still, Raymond cannot get enough of this.

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SOT - Raymond Elosua
I was so happy – everybody had a smile on their face. I’ll take my children along to swim here during the upcoming holidays.

2:17
On this inauguration day, Raymond tested all three swimming sites in the Seine. Admiring Parisian monuments from an, up until now, rather unusual angle…
 
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