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There’s a push by Berlin swimmers to get back into the water a century after the city banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill.

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BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill, there's a push by swimmers to get back ...

BERLIN — (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill, there's a push by swimmers to get back ...

Germany Berlin River People swim in the river Spree to demand the lift of the hundred years old swimming ban at the river in front of the Stadtschloss or City Place in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday ...

People swim in the river Spree to demand the lift of the hundred years old swimming ban at the river in front of the Stadtschloss or City Place in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP ...

People swim in the river Spree to demand the lift of the hundred years old swimming ban at the river in front of the Stadtschloss or City Place in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

People swim in the river Spree to demand the lift of the hundred years old swimming ban at the river in front of the Stadtschloss or City Place in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP ...

BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill, there’s a push by swimmers to get back ...

People swim in the river Spree to demand the lift of the hundred years old swimming ban at the river in front of the Stadtschloss or City Place in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 17, 2025.