MIRACLE SWIMMING INSTITUTE vs. THE TRADITIONAL
"I can never, ever, ever thank you enough. Better than great. I cannot recommend it enough. It is truly a miracle."
—Joe Baron, CA
"This summer was truly one of the best summers I have ever had because of you and your phenomenal MSI program.
—Mark, The Converted Skeptic, CA
"I wish I could share this experience with the whole world. I would (do anything) for you."
— Cynthia Tuttelman, CA
"Take this class. Melon is amazing."
—Anonymous
"This was truly an invaluable experience! It has changed my life, in the most positive of ways, forever. I will never forget this as long as I live and will be back someday for an upper level class. The bouncing game we played last night was worth the $1800, alone!"
— Tanya Childress, Oklahoma City
"It's like no other class! Swimming or otherwise I am very satisfied with my progress!"
— Caffieann Forde, Albany, NY
"Forget all the past disappointments. This will be the last time you'll take swim lessons. It works!"
— Jackie Kokosa, the Berkshires
| Miracle Swimming Institute | Traditionally-Trained Swim Schools | |
# Class Hours |
34 in Berkeley |
6-12 |
# Hours in pool |
26 (10 hours are practice time) |
6-10 |
Teacher in pool |
Always, for all 16 hours of instruction |
Sometimes |
# Teachers |
1 teacher and usually 2-3 assistants or more |
1 |
Class size |
5-12 (if several teachers/assistants) |
3-20 |
Water temp |
92-95 degrees (warm). Cooler at some hotels. If so, we use wetsuit tops. |
80-85 degrees (chilly for learning) |
Course Content |
Control. Healing fear. Swimming with comfort and confidence. Panic Prevention. |
Stroke mechanics |
Results
|
Adults confident in deep water,
lap-swimming for exercise, swimming, snorkeling (or scuba diving
) on vacations. |
Adults stroking, not swimming, not feeling safe in deep water. |
Money back Guarantee |
Have had one for 24 years |
Not available, to our knowledge |
Reading materials |
MSI handbook (60 pages) specifically about the mechanics of remaining in control, panic prevention and all that arises for students as they overcome fear in water |
Not available, to our knowledge |
Visualization |
Part of class |
Not available, to our knowledge |
Practice time |
In class, plus one evening each week (1.25 hour) for 8 weeks |
In class if there's time |
# Meetings |
16 |
5-10 |
Cost/hour |
$34 in SF Bay Area, $48 at Vacation classes |
$15-25, generally |
Successful experience with fearful |
24 years, |
Much exposure to fearful beginners, however no training in teaching beginners the steps of overcoming fear or preventing panic |
Progression of Learning Available |
Comfort in shallow and deep water, |
Stroke mechanics in pools |
Discussion |
One hour on land to discuss how your swimming is going and your "homefun:" MSI handbook specially written for overcoming fear in water. |
Not available, to our knowledge |