Jena, May 6, 2026. The Schwimmparadies Jena will become the venue for a regional competition this coming Saturday. For public swimming operations, this brings restrictions, as the sports pool will remain closed on this day.
- What: Open Three-State Masters Swimming Championships
- When: Saturday, May 9, 2026
- Where: Sportschwimmhalle Schwimmparadies, Jena
- Restriction: Sports pool completely closed for public swimming
- Participants: Athletes from Thüringen, Sachsen and Sachsen-Anhalt
Top-level sports at the Jena Schwimmparadies
This coming weekend, the Jena bathing landscape will be all about competitive sports. The Open Three-State Masters Championships attract swimmers of various age groups from the three Central German states to the Saale. In the Sportschwimmhalle, athletes will compete against each other over various distances. The competition program includes the classic disciplines of freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly, as well as the demanding individual medley.
Restrictions for regular bathers
Due to the competitions, leisure-oriented visitors must prepare for restrictions. As announced, the sports pool will remain closed for public swimming during the entire event day. On May 9, the focus will be entirely on the safe and smooth execution of the championships.
Background: The Schwimmparadies in Lobeda
The Sportschwimmhalle in the Jena district of Lobeda-West is a central hub for school, club, and leisure sports in the region. Lobeda-West, designed as a large residential settlement in the late 1960s and steadily modernized over the decades, is home to the Schwimmparadies, the city’s most important competition infrastructure for aquatic sports. Especially for large regional and supra-regional championships, the 50-meter sports pool provides the necessary standardized conditions for official competitions of the swimming associations.
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Three-State Masters Championships at the Schwimmparadies
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