11th International Swimming Pool and Wellness Forum

The International Swimming Pool and Wellness Forum (ISWF) took place for the eleventh time as part of aquanale – and was once again the central meeting point for all interested trade visitors.

In Hall 7.1, participants could look forward to a high-quality, practical specialist programme that impressed with its thematic diversity and depth of content. The ISWF offered exciting content for both the public and private swimming pool market. For example, energy monitoring, user-dependent building control and decarbonisation, electrical installations in swimming pools and the first climate-neutral natural pool were discussed. In addition, Belgium, this year's partner country of the trade fair, provided valuable insights into the Belgian pool market. And on Tuesday evening, things got international: the IOC IAKS Architecture Prize 2025 was presented live.

The event was organised the German Association for Swimming Pools and Wellness (bsw) in close cooperation with the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) and the Federal Association of German Swimming Pool Attendants (BDS). Together with the International Academy for Pool, Sports and Leisure Constructions in Germany (IAB) and the German Society for Natural Bathing Waters (DGfnB), a programme was created that provided important impetus for the further development of the swimming pool and wellness industry.

Thanks to numerous sponsors, participation was free of charge for all trade fair visitors. The organisers and speakers were looking forward to welcoming many participants, including swimming pool builders, public pool operators, sauna operators, hoteliers, architects, planners, swimming pool employees and all other interested parties.

#bettertogether: Strong synergies thanks to the trade fair duo

As a joint project of the conceptual sponsors of both trade fairs – the bsw (aquanale) and the IAKS (FSB) – the ISWF impressively illustrated the practical realisation of the trade fair duo. It exemplified what we understood by the motto #bettertogether: a platform that utilised synergies, pooled expertise and combined the strengths of both leading trade fairs.