Volleyball--I have been searching for a Volleyball Club/Assoc. to play 2 times a week.I didn't find anything in Wohlen, I only found few clubs close to Wohlen but the training times were when I have my German class- Monday and Wednesday 8pm-10pm. Really, there is no Volleyball club or association in Wohlen??
Swimming- I can't swim, at all. I want to learn. I don't want to participate at the Olympics, I just want to get in the water and coordinate my arms and legs. Again,I didn't find anything in Wohlen, just in Bremgarten- one pool was available only for kids and the other one was offering a private session, 40mins, 35chf. To be honest it doesn't make sense for me to travel from Wohlen to Bremgarten for 40mins for 35chf+train ticket. In 40mins I barely get used to the water and make some splashes, when will I learn to swim?

Anyway, enough moaning around. Anyone has any suggestions?
Thank you.

I think we need a bit more detail here. It depends a lot on how much you want to learn to swim.

The outdoor season has just ended in Bremgarten which should mean that after the summer closing and renovation etc. the indoor pool will be available more often.

You say 'one pool was only available for kids'. Does this mean you went to the public pool in Bremgarten and were not allowed to get into a learner pool? Was it not available for other swimmers?

What does a 'private session' mean? A private lesson, or a group lesson in a pool which was closed to the general public at the time? If you have a good teacher, in 40 minutes you should certainly do more than a few splashes. My record with a water-shy swimmer was a 25m swim in deep water after 6 lessons, each session 60 minutes. I had other swimmers too though, so he had to practice on his own for part of the time.

To shorten the time it takes to learn - get used to the water under the shower (at home), breathe out into a bowl of water, turn your head and breathe in - nice and rhythmically. Open your eyes in clear water. Do all the 'nasty' bits without wasting lesson time.

If you take lessons, repeat the stuff you learn between times if you can. If you cannot do it in water, practice the movements at home in front of a mirror! Practice the leg kick while you can see what your feet are doing.

There are a lot of ways of shortening the learning process. If you Google 'swim videos' there are quite a few sites with video clips which might help you to get a better idea of what you should be aiming for.

Good luck anyway.

So when I said that the pool in Bremgarten is only for kids I meant that the swimming teacher will only learn kids how to swim, not adults .
A private session- just me and the teacher. Swim videos won't help me .
Last year when I was going to the lake in Zurich or to some pool I had a friend who helped me a bit by telling me what to do like breathing, movements etc. I liked it but I was finding it hard to coordinate my movements or to stay above water.
I will keep searching. Hoping I will find something, one day .
Thanks for the tips!

Ok. So I didn't find anything in Wohlen or close to Wohlen even if I had a look on the sticky post you opened about pools.
Anyone has any other idea about finding an indoor pool? I can't swim so I want to learn.
Thank you.

If you cannot find a public swimming pool in Wohlen and I cannot find a pool in Wohlen, then there probably isn't one there.

Pools are expensive to build and expensive to maintain. School pools are often not open to the public - changing facilities are not suitable and wages for safety and cleaning personell will cost far more than the entrance fees bring in.

When folk have asked me to give them lessons, whether paid or not, I usually throw back a few questions and ideas. It gives me a good idea of whether the person wants to be able to swim or is prepared to put in the necessary time, effort and money into learning. More than one 'I cannot, because' in the replies or reactions and I drop the idea of giving lessons like a hot potato.

I wish you all the best in your search though. There must be a swimming teacher out there somewhere...