Swimming in the Spree

The Flussbad Project is working to convert a polluted waterway in the heart of Berlin into natural swimming baths

Buoyed by promising findings in a recent study, a group of local enthusiasts is working to make Berlin’s Spree River safe and attractive for swimmers.

The project proposes to direct the flow of the water entering the river using a biological filter, aiming to transform a former shipping canal into a swimmable oasis in just a few years.