Berlin, Aug 12, 2025 (AFP) - Berlin bathers demand lifting of swimming ban in Spree river

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2025-08-12

Hundreds of Berliners gathered to take a dip in the Spree river Tuesday to protest a 100-year-old ban on swimming in the city's main waterway. Billed by organisers as a "swim demonstration", the gathering saw swimmers cool off from the summer heat with colourful bathing costumes and even the odd inflatable raft against the backdrop of Berlin's famous cathedral and TV tower. While Berlin's outer districts boast plentiful opportunities for wild swi......

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