Swimming pool Wandsbek closes over summer vacation: what bathers need to know!

Swimming pool Wandsbek closes over summer vacation: what bathers need to know!

Wandsbek, Deutschland - in Hamburg There will be important news for swimming enthusiasts in the coming weeks. As reports t-online.de, the swimming pool in Wandsbek remains closed from July 14 to September 7, 2025. The reason for this is extensive maintenance and maintenance work that falls into the summer vacation that begin in Hamburg on July 24th.

operator of the Wandsbek swimming pool is the municipal operating company Bäderland, which has been responsible for the public swimming pool landscape since its foundation in 1995. Bäderland runs a total of 27 indoor and outdoor pools in Hamburg and is committed to swimming culture with a team of around 500 employees.

Lack of personnel and energy crisis

The closure in Wandsbek is not the only problem with which the swimming pools in Hamburg are faced. According to [24hamburg.de] (https://www.24hamburg.de/hamburg/baederland-schwimmbaeder-hamburg-dicht-Ruhe-Energiekrise-Personal deficiency-91900513.html), some swimming pools close two days a week because there is no personnel. The defect particularly affects lifeguards and specialists, which has proven to be a nationwide problem for swimming pools. The energy crisis also contributes to the difficult location, with measures such as unwacrished outdoor pools and reduced pelvic temperatures to save costs.

swimming pools such as the Bille bath, Billstedt and Süderelbe have closed on Mondays and Tuesdays or on other days. Exceptions for these day off are school swimming and club sports. These adjustments affect not only the leisure fun of the Hamburgers' leisure fun, but also the training and swimming opportunities for children.

The challenge in the bathing system

The lack of personnel has achieved a worrying dimension. A study by the bathing alliance recently demonstrated that the situation is similar in many German cities. The shortage of skilled workers, reinforced by Corona pandemic, not only has an impact on opening times, but also endangers the existence of the outdoor pools and indoor pools. It is estimated that over 2,500 specialists in the bathing system are missing, which makes access to swimming as an important cultural asset.

The perspective for the coming years is particularly worrying, since many baby boomers will retire and the younger generations do not see any incentives to enter this profession. High entry salaries between 2,800 and 3,000 euros gross are often not enough to increase the attractiveness of the profession. Bath operators therefore consider creating more incentives, for example through increased salaries or support in finding an apartment.

The situation remains tense and it will be exciting to observe how the swimming pool offer in Hamburg will develop in the coming weeks and months. For Badenixen and prospective swimmers, it is therefore advisable to regularly find out about alternative swimming opportunities in other indoor and outdoor pools.