Simply take the edge off your fear so you can walk around or float in a pool, put your face in, and cool off on a hot day, then take our Introductory Half-day class. This is a typical level of comfort most people attain in this class.
Be at ease in shallow water so you can play with children or move back and forth for exercise—freedom in deep water is not an a priority—then take just our Beginning class. You begin to be free in the deep in the Beginning class, but most people don't master it then.
Be free in deep water in a pool and have the freedom to move anywhere in the pool to get exercise or just have fun, then take our Beginning and Next Step classes.
Be able to swim laps for exercise using an efficient stroke, then take classes up through our Freestyle class or 3 Strokes class.
Become a Masters Swimmer, then take classes up through our Freestyle class and 3 Strokes class.
Examples of the ease and capabilities students gained
after they'd overcome much of their fear.
Be comfortable getting into the ocean to cool off and play and feel safe, then take Ocean 101; to cool off and enjoy "sports" then take Ocean 101 and 202.
Be able to snorkel confidently on vacations, then take Snorkeling.
SCUBA dive on vacation, then take SCUBA.
Become an open water swimmer (triathlete or non-competitive open water swimmer), then take classes up through Freestyle and Ocean 202.
The order of classes is:
Beginning
Next Step OR Beginning Snorkeling, OR Ocean 101 OR possibly Freestyle
SCUBA OR Ocean 202 OR 3 Strokes
The Introductory Half-day class is not a pre-requisite: it's to give you an accurate taste of Miracle Swimming if you want a sample before committing to a full course.
Swim Class Levels
"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
