Hallenbad Lilienthal: Closed for renovation until August!

Hallenbad Lilienthal: Closed for renovation until August!

The indoor pool in Lilienthal will close its doors in the coming week. On Monday, July 7th, the closing time begins, which will last up to and including August 9. Tanja Stellmacher of the Lilienthal businesses announces that extensive revision and renovation work will take place during this time. This includes draining the water from the pool in order to thoroughly check the entire system and, if necessary, remedy damage. The schedule stipulates that the indoor pool will be reopened shortly before the end of the holiday in August to enable the citizens to swim in the inside after the closing time. While the company is resting in Lilienthal, the indoor pool in Worpswede, on the other hand, remains open, as swimming master Mario Prize explains. This wants to ensure that swimming options remain even during the holidays.

The closures of indoor pools during the summer months are a well -known phenomenon because many potential guests are traveling. However, these closures also raise questions, especially with regard to the general situation of public swimming pools in Germany. The German Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft (DLRG) recently warned that every seventh swimming pool could close in the next three years, unless it is extensively renovated. This alarm message is supported by a survey by the German Institute of Urban Studies among financial administrations in 307 cities, where 62 percent of the indoor pools indicate, to have a significant investment deficit, which has serious effects on swimming lessons.

renovation needs and the consequences

The DLRG has found [Zeit.de] (https://www.zeit.de/politik/2025-01/dlrg-oeffliche-schwimmbaeder-sanation-swimming lessons) that swimming lessons can often only be offered to a limited extent, since the necessary infrastructure is missing in 20 percent of the schools. Based on these developments, the proportion of non -swimmers among children between the ages of six and ten has also increased. A current Forsa survey shows that 20 percent of this age group cannot swim-a worrying number that stimulates action.

The DLRG therefore calls for a nationwide pool requirement planning and investment -promoting measures to ensure and improve the existing infrastructure. An investment package is required to make the swimming pools more energy -efficient and to make the gas supply more independent. Overall, the estimated investment deficit amounts to around twelve billion euros, which is a sign that there is an urgent need for action here.

A look at the situation national

The situation is not only critical in Bremen. In Germany, many swimming pools are in need of renovation. According to ZDF, around 58 percent of primary school children are unable to safely swim when the school is transferred, which should reach the demand that every school class should reach a swimming pool within 15 minutes. In the discussion about the future of the swimming pools, the shortage of skilled workers in bathing masters, which leads to closures on certain days.

The Bäderalliaz Germany not only calls for a significant financial grant from the federal government to renovate, but also the creation of a sponsor program to support new buildings and digitization of existing baths. This is the only way to ensure that future generations also have the opportunity to learn swimming and be safe in the water.