The Introductory Half-day class is an opportunity to try our work and see how beautifully you learn in a setting designed for you. Breakthroughs in understanding and skill guaranteed. It's not a prerequisite for any class.
The Beginning class teaches the basic knowledge everyone must have to swim. It teaches control and comfort in the water. It's the prerequisite for our other classes.
"I'm having a fantastic time in class. I have done things in the deep end of the pool that I only imagined. As long as I can remember, I have feared being thrown or pushed into water over my head. On Sunday, I actually voluntarily, of my own free will and with glee, jumped in. You have a truly transformative and fun program and I'm glad to have the opportunity to try it on."
—Francoise Spaulding-Keller, Berkeley, CA
The Next Step class is a continuation of the Beginning class. Its purpose is to bring you the rest of the way to total freedom in deep water. Everyone goes at his/her own pace. Read our book first, or during class.
Learn the Freestyle so you can lap swim. Flip turns, too. The Freestyle class may be taken by graduates of the Beginning class once they're fully comfortable in at least shallow water (for the shallow water classes).
Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Butterfly. 42 hour course, 11 days. The Beginning class is a pre-requisite. It's very helpful if you've already learned freestyle.
Ocean 101: Learn how to get into the ocean, be comfortable with breakers, float in salt water, jump waves and enjoy it!
Ocean 202: Review Ocean 101's confidence. Then take lessons in sea-kayaking, boogie boarding, body-surfing, and if the visibility is good, snorkeling. Same format as Ocean 101.
Snorkeling may be taken by graduates of the Beginning class. It's a good predecessor to the Freestyle class. Minimum requirement: you can float and come out of a float on your front and back. The Snorkeling Next Step class advances you to sea kayaking, snorkeling with manta rays (Hawaii), night snorkeling, and if we're lucky, swimming with dolphins.
MSI's SCUBA is a PADI dive certification course that provides what no other diving class provides: control and calm in the ocean while diving. Get certified and graduate as the safest, most confident new diver you can be.
Open Swim is play and practice time available to anyone who has taken at least the Introductory Half-day class. Sundays, 4:30-5:45 p.m. in Berkeley, CA.
Buff up your freestyle now that you've been out on your own. Share what you've been learning and get answers to your current questions. In the pool, review balance, kick, breathing, efficiency, drills, and keeping workouts fun.
It takes a total of 4 months of "class" time to go from being terrified in water to becoming a masters swimmer. See the timetable.
If you wish to:
The order of classes is:
The Introductory Half-day class is not a pre-requisite: it's to give you a very good taste of what Miracle Swimming is about if you want a sample before committing to a full course.
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