Since the Seine is once again open to swimming in certain spots, competitions and sporting events have been multiplying there, following on from the Paris 2024 Olympics. On Friday, July 25, 2025, Paris and its river will host the third leg of the European Open Water Swimming Cup, a major sporting event organized by the French Swimming Federation and European Aquatics. On this occasion, the discipline's continental elite will compete, including Inès Delacroix, Chiara Sanzullo, Lisa Pou, Marc-Antoine Olivier and Dario Verani, all of whom have already been confirmed.
Summer aquatic races and events, open water swimming and water adventures
Open-water swimming races, water festivals and unusual challenges invite you to the Seine, Marne and many other rivers for a sporty summer with your feet in the water, throughout the Paris region. [Read more]
Two events are on the program for curious onlookers wishing to follow the swimmers from the banks of the Bras de Grenelle: the men's 10 kilometers at 9:30 and the women's 10 kilometers at 12:15. This marks the return of open-water swimming to the Seine, ahead of the next European Swimming Championships, to be held at the same venue in August 2026. As for the course, it delineates a 1250m loop, to be covered 8 times, between the City of Paris' Baignades en Seine area and downstream of the Pont de Grenelle with its Statue of Liberty.
In April 2023, France officially submitted its bid to host the European Swimming Championships in 2026. From July 31 to August 16, the Olympic Aquatic Center will be the place to cheer on our swimmers. Tickets go on sale for the second time this January 23 at 2 p.m.! [Read more]
Dates and Opening Time
On July 25, 2025
Location
Port de Grenelle
Port de Grenelle
75015 Paris 15
Access
Metro 6 Bir-Hakeim
Official website
www.ffneaulibre.fr
Summer aquatic races and events, open water swimming and water adventures
European Swimming Championships 2026 in Paris: Dates Announced and Second Ticket Sale Opening
