But cleaning up the river is a major undertaking. Europe. Paris is cleaning up the Seine River in preparation for the 2024 Olympics. December 12, 2023 4:55 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition.

Paris has spent billions trying to clean up the Seine before the 2024 Olympics begin on July 26. Whether it will work is another story.

Organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games want to make use of the Seine River, even for some swimming events. Cleaning up the city's famous waterway is proving difficult though.