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Latest coverage:

Open Exchange magazine article by Mary Roach, 2008
The Press-Enterprise, Los Angeles, CA, April 11, 2008
New York Times, March 2, 2008
Radio Interview, WHTC, Holland, MI, December 17
Radio Interview, WLPO, LaSalle, IL December 20
Associated Press, May 1, 2007
Recreation Management Magazine, January-February, 2007

Coming soon:

Outside Magazine article by Mary Roach
January/February: Recreation Management article by Melon Dash
Summer: Undersea Journal article (PADI instructors) by Melon Dash

A list of most of our media features since 1983 is here.

• Goals for 2008
• MSI Highlights of 2007
• MSI Highlights of 2006
• Don't take our word for it!

Goals for 2008:

• Celebrate our 25th Anniversary! Dive vacation to Bali/Indonesia
• Teach One-day Instructor Trainings in Chicago, Honolulu and Singapore
• Write Student Handbook for Snorkeling class
• Partner with International Swimming Hall of Fame to spread our method worldwide in conjunction with all current instructional agencies: undertake to teach every human to be as safe as possible in water at last
• Enroll American Red Cross, National YMCA and YWCA, and Swim America in our method
• Show the world what we have to offer and give it as much as possible
• Have our book reviewed nationally
• Continue offering all Berkeley, CA and national classes

MSI Highlights of 2007

• Recreation Management magazine article, January
  
• Associated Press article, May 1, by Melissa Kossler Dutton
• Launched new web site
• New cover for our instructional DVD. The Miracle Swimmer/ Learn to Be in Control in the Shallow and Deep: Prevent Panic
• Expanded Introductory Half-day and Freestyle classes to Sarasota, FL
• Melon spoke at the National Aquatic Conference, Atlanta, March
• New Instructor Training and New Beginning class in Dallas. Beginning classes are now offered in Dallas year round!
• Press release re: partnership with International Swimming Hall of Fame
  to teach swimming to afraid adults worldwide
• Open Exchange magazine article
• Began building online course for ISHOF worldwide instructor trainings
• New One-day instructor trainings in Berkeley, CA and St. Petersburg, FL
• Wrote Student Handbook for Next Step class

MSI Highlights of 2006:

• NBC's Today Show, January 5
• Aquatic International magazine named Melon one of 2006's Power 25: Top 25 Most Influential People in Swimming, February
• Channel 22 6:00 News, Springfield, MA, May 6
• Joanie Greggains Health & Fitness Radio (KGO Newstalk) June 11
• 8 new MSI instructors were trained internationally
• All You (WalMart) magazine, August 7
• Minneapolis Star Tribune feature, Sept. 5
• World Aquatic Health Conference talk by Melon

Bob in Colorado

When students first arrive at class, they don't want to see an air mattress.
Air mattresses mean "Loss of control."
But once students have become confident, all kinds of play are possible.
In learning to swim, playing comes before learning strokes.

Belinda, Bob's wife in the same class

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