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Her main rival is 48-year-old Socialist candidate Emmanuel Gregoire, the deputy to the city's current mayor Anne Hidalgo, whose legacy includes bike lanes and making the Seine river swimmable for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

A number of cities, including New York, Chicago and Charlotte, offer nonstop flights to St. Martin, where you’ll find ample European glamour, miles of swimmable beaches and a deep bench of restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

The most famous visual landmark associated with Singapore is probably the Marina Bay Sands, with Moshe Safdie’s oblong, swimmable rooftop straddling three buildings.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025

But a number of Parisians agreed that a clean and swimmable river would be an exciting part of the Olympic legacy.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2024

So I’m left with the last suit: green with gold flowers, swimmable and not ugly.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord