Swimming in Paris and Île-de-France this summer of 2026? The lakes along the Seine and Marne confirmed

Here’s where to dive in this summer of 2026 in Paris and Île-de-France! Swimming in the Seine and Marne is making a comeback ...
The New York Times

The French Swimmer Who Is Carrying His Country on His Back

Léon Marchand, who has the potential to win medals in four individual events, bears much of the weight of France’s expectations. He is ready, he said, but added, “It does feel weird.” By Jenny Vrentas ...
Houston Public Media

France's Léon Marchand claims his crown as the next big thing in Olympic swimming

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games, head to our latest updates. NANTERRE, France - You couldn't stage Léon Marchand's coronation any better. Over the ...
Wall Street Journal

The Dirty Secret of Olympic Swimming: Everyone Pees in the Pool

NANTERRE, France—Swimming is a sport with only a few rules. No running on the deck. No diving in the shallow end. And definitely no peeing in the pool. But here’s one of the dirtiest secrets of the ...
Condé Nast Traveler

In This Paris Suburb, Most Kids Can’t Swim—a New Olympic Aquatics Center Might Change That

This story about swimming in Paris is part of How Paris Moves, a series of dispatches about communities and social change in France through the lens of the 2024 Summer Olympics. It’s another Friday ...
NPR

U.S. swimmers falter again on Day 7 of Olympics, winning a single silver medal

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games, head to our latest updates. NANTERRE, France — When Caeleb Dressel sliced into the water Friday night at La ...
OPB

France’s Léon Marchand claims his crown as the next big thing in Olympic swimming

Over the last week, before an adoring and at times tumultuous home crowd in Paris, the young Frenchman with a mop of blond hair has emerged as the next big name in international Olympic swimming.