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 into the ...

A century after Berliners were barred from swimming in the Spree due to dangerous pollution levels, a movement is underway to reclaim the river for recreational use. On Tuesday, approximately 200 ...

People take part in the swimming demonstration "Badeverbot wegschwimmen" against the ban on swimming in the Spree. Shireen Broszies/dpa Several hundred people have demonstrated in central Berlin ...

Berliners line up to take a dip in the Spree during a demonstration against the ban on swimming in the river Swimmers cheer as they gather for a swimming demonstration for the abolition of the general ...