Does anyone know of Total immersion Swimming Course for kids in Zurich?
I don’t know what total immersion means. Do the kids stay dry in the non-immersion version?
Anyway, the place we go to offer the following
http://www.fitnesszimmerberg.ch/kinderschwimmen.php
The first one is English speaking.
It’s an American thing. presumably OP hasn’t realised what exists in the US isn’t necessarily global.....
It usually becomes that, however.
Here's a description from the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...mersion-method
They get thrown in at the deep end and have to either sink or swim.
So... no lessons needed then.
My grandfather was "taught" to swim in this way - his father dropped him off a bridge over the river on the edge of town. At least, this is according to family tales, passed down & around through various layers of relatives ... I know my grandfather's step-father would never have done this (he lived long enough for me to meet him over a course of years), but my grandfather's actual father was the local school headmaster ... and back then they were capable of anything!
As for the "total immersion" method, it just sounds like a fancy name given to teaching people to swim properly, with more technique than effort. Although, if you've ever watched Michael Klim (Aussie swimmer), he seems to just beat the water into submission on his way to the other end of the pool. Worked well for him, though.
Try https://www.swimatic.ch/ the coach there, Szilard, used to teach total immersion as I recall. I've done a couple of courses with him (not TI)
This just landed in my inbox from Swimatic. They are starting kids courses in Zürich if anyone is looking.....
https://www.swimatic.ch/kinderschwimmkurs?lang=en (click on blue bar at bottom of webpage, not sure why it doesn't come up immediately).