Last updated 2026-10-20

Berliner Seehunde

A traditional winter swimming club (Verein) at Freibad Orankesee, active since 1980 with about 130 members, which also hosts the Eisfasching every January.

Groups · Free, donations invited · Lido

Hohenschönhausen — Orankesee — Sundays around 10:00, mid-September to end of April

Beginner-friendly · Mostly German

According to berlin.de, the club has members from their teens into old age. If you would like to try it out, you should usually get in touch with the club beforehand. Their culture is different from ours, with more classic winter swimming and less breathwork, and they have been part of winter swimming in Berlin for more than four decades.

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