Bavaria swims: Children attract everyone in kindergarten with crawls!

Bavaria swims: Children attract everyone in kindergarten with crawls!

Penzing, Deutschland - On July 17, 2025, the kick -off event of the “Bavaria swims” campaign was celebrated in the Purzel Kindergarten root. The state parliament president and patron Ilse Aigner warmly welcomed the children and underlined the importance of swimming training for all children in Bavaria. "Every child should be able to swim," said Aigner. To illustrate this, preschool children demonstrated their swimming skills in front of the eyes of numerous television cameras and press representatives.

The joint activities with Checker Julian, the well-known Kika presenter, who was active with the children in the water were particularly gratifying. The edge of the pelvis was revived by Loti, the happy mascot of the water watch, that caused a good mood and cheered on the children.

crawl learning with Loti

The focus of the event was on the crawl swimming technique, which was presented as the first method for learning to swim. This was done using the new method "Crawling with Loti". During the event, Thomas Huber, the state chairman of the Wasserwacht Bavaria, emphasized how important the early swimming training is for the safety of children in Bavaria. He also referred to the worrying number of 27 drowning cases in the current bathing season, many of which took place in lakes.

The "Bayern swims" campaign has been committed to improving the swimming skills of children for seven years now and is supported by a new work aid for swimming trainers. These materials are a valuable resource to optimize the teaching methods in the swimming schools and enable children to swim safely.

international perspectives on the learning to swim

In Mexico, on the other hand, intuitive methods such as dog paddling come first that help the children develop a first body awareness in the water. Swimming instructors value back swimming to promote relaxation and correct breathing before introducing the students into the art of breast swimming - an exciting deviation from the usual German methods that might be a discussion about the optimal swimming training methods.

The campaign and the committed work of the water guard not only offer a concept worth protecting, but also an educational and encouraging platform for future swimmers in Bavaria. With good ideas and a good dose of enthusiasm, we can all ensure that you can learn to swim for children not only a mandatory program, but also a great pleasure.

For more information about the campaign and the methods of swimming learning, you can do the articles from Wasserwacht Bavaria and Specialist portal Visit.