SchwimmUNION Baden

About SchwimmUNION Baden

SchwimmUNION Baden is a swimming club that has been teaching children, adults and seniors in Baden to swim since 1969, and it also fields a Masters team. The club does not have its own pool: depending on the season, courses take place at the Pädagogische Hochschule, the Römertherme, the Thermalstrandbad Baden and the Bundessport- und Freizeitzentrum Südstadt.

Swimming courses for children

The children's courses are divided into four levels, from first getting used to the water to training with turns and starting dives:

• S1, beginners without prior knowledge: for children from 4½ years, with a swimming aid; getting used to the water, floating on the back, breathing out under water, jumping and diving
• S2, beginners with prior knowledge: from 6 years, without a swimming aid; front crawl kick, backstroke, header from the pool edge
• S3, advanced: from 7 years; front crawl with side breathing, breaststroke, backstroke, first butterfly movements, starting dive from the block
• S4, children's training: from 9 years; technique in all strokes, turns, streamline under water

The children swim without their parents. Accompanying adults can wait in the pool's restaurant and collect the children at the pool at the end. Bring: swimwear, goggles, bathrobe, towel and pool shoes.

Where and when the children swim

• Group courses at the PH NÖ Baden (Mühlgasse 67): 8 to 10 children, from September to April. Season 2026/27: Monday from 16 h (since 21 September 2026) and Thursday from 17 h (since 24 September 2026), 30 or 45 minutes depending on the level. No courses during the school holidays; cancelled and rescheduled dates are listed in the schedules on the website.
• Small groups at the Römertherme Baden: all year round, 2 to 7 children depending on the level, Monday to Friday from 14:30 (S1, S2) or from 15:30 (S3, S4), dates by arrangement.
• Small groups at the Thermalstrandbad Baden: from May to September.

At the Römertherme and the Strandbad each child also needs an admission ticket. Admission is free for children up to 4 at the Römertherme and up to 6 at the Strandbad.

What the children's courses cost in 2026/27

• PH group course S1: 290 euros per child for one weekday, 550 euros for Monday and Thursday
• PH group course S2 to S4: 310 euros for one weekday, 590 euros for both
• Small group Römertherme: S1 from 240 euros, S2 to S4 from 210 euros per child, based on 10 sessions of 30 minutes

As of the end of October 2026 the PH courses for the 2026/27 season are fully booked, as are the Römertherme small groups from October 2026 to January 2027. The club accepts enquiries for the February to May 2027 course period from the end of December 2026 via the form on the website. An enquiry is not yet a confirmed place; when demand is high, the reply may take a while.

For adults and seniors

Adults learn in small groups of 3 or more or in individual lessons, in autumn and winter at the Römertherme, in spring and summer at the Thermalstrandbad. Sessions are available Monday to Saturday by arrangement.

• Beginners: front crawl technique with side breathing, kick, body position in the water
• Advanced: improved front crawl technique, tumble turn, plus breaststroke and backstroke
• Seniors: focus on health, technique in front crawl, breaststroke or backstroke, endurance swimming
• Price: 200 euros per person for 5 sessions of 50 minutes, 300 euros for 10 sessions

After you register on the website, the club sends a course confirmation within three days; payment is made in advance by bank transfer. The club also takes bookings from school classes (from age 6) and kindergarten groups (from age 4), with price and dates by arrangement.

In the water since 1969

The club was founded in November 1969 by Hannelore Wallisch, now Tröbitsch, who competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. From 1976 the swimmers of Badener AC and SU Baden competed together as "SU Baden". Up to the end of the 1980s the club won many national championship titles; since 1989 its Masters team has, by its own account, been one of the strongest in Austria, with more than 50 wins in open-water events and lake crossings. In 2020, after 51 years, Hannelore Tröbitsch handed over to Thomas Zartl (chairman) and Andreas Perer (deputy chairman). The club most recently held its Christmas swim in December in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

You can find more offers under Sport in the Baden district and Clubs in the district. More from Baden is under Baden at a glance.

Contact

• Phone: +43 664 4111377 (Andreas Perer, state-certified swimming coach)
• E-mail: schwimmunionbaden@gmail.com
• Registration: via the forms on schwimmunionbaden.at, separate for children, adults, seniors and groups

Automatically translated from German.

Compiled by our editorial team.