Seine closes to swimmers a day after its historic reopening - Swimmers' Seine dreams were dampened after the river closed on its second day of reopening to bathers for first time in a century

For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists are getting ready to take a refreshing dip in the Seine.

The famed Seine river in Paris opened to the public for swimming on Saturday for the first time in over a 100 years, a key victory for outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo.