Metro Choice: Who's that swimming with Pierre Gruneberg?

Pierre Gruneberg (far right), resident swimming instructor at the Grand Hotel in Cap Ferrat, is demonstrating his technique and giving lessons at the Savoy hotel next week (1-4 November; tel 071-836 4343). Over the last 40 years, those who have benefitted from 'La Methode Gruneberg' (first, he puts your head in a glass salad bowl full of water) have included Aristotle Onassis (below), Charlie Chaplin and Pablo Picasso. But be warned: swimming in this illustrious company costs pounds 40 for one 40-minute lesson, pounds 100 for three.

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