Feel Comfortable and Safe in Any Depth — Learn to Be at Ease in Water
Take a gentle, personalized path to transform fear into confidence, gain understanding and comfort, and be competent in water
Do any of these sound familiar?
💧 You're comfortable in shallow water, but not in the deep
💧 You don't consider yourself afraid but something isn't working
💧 You believe there is no way we can help you be confident
💧 You're not comfortable in water
💧 You feel uneasy if your feet can’t touch the bottom
💧 One of your parents was afraid in water
💧 You had a frightening experience in water
💧 You don't tell people you don’t swim
💧 You tried swimming lessons but they didn't help
💧 You thought you could learn to swim if you just forced yourself to “grin and bear it”
💧 You thought you would become comfortable if you learned strokes but that didn't work
💧 You stay close to the wall
💧 You’re missing out on fun
💧 Your triathlon is suffering
If any of these sound like you, you are not alone.
Atlanta: 7 days / 24 hours in Hapeville and Stockbridge
December 7, 9:45-1 Hapeville
December 8, 9:45-1 Hapeville
December 9, 9:45-1 Stockbridge
December 10, 9:45-1 Hapeville
December 11, 9-12:15 and 3:45-7 Hapeville
December 12, 2:30-5:45 Hapeville
December 13, 2:30-5:45 Hapeville
Each session is one hour on land plus two hours in the water. 15 minutes in between to change clothes. Stockbridge is 25 minutes from the airport. Hapeville is next to the airport.
Diana Nyad says:
“The ONE 100% effective set of skills is taught by Miracle Swimming School for Adults. I have done television spots on Miracle Swimming and was entirely convinced by their focus on removing fear and teaching the science of staying above the surface in deep water.
It is flat-out alarming how many adults in our country die from drowning every year. Eighty percent of all drownings in the U.S. are by adults. And the saddest part about it is that most adult swimming programs are not thorough enough to teach someone to save her/his own life.
Let’s finally do something about adult drownings.”
Diana Nyad is the swimmer of the 111 miles between Cuba and Florida whose story is portrayed in the Netflix movie NYAD, starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster.
For a century,
many adults have taken swimming classes that didn’t address their fear.
Our exquisite tools transform fear into understanding...and have done so since 1983. Students call it "Miracle Swimming."
“Afraid” is a widespread, justified sentiment of half the adult population. It has its own set of needs and skills.
The journey is simple and clear. The process is reliable, predictable, and fun. It involves something you may have never considered before.
There are no silly reasons for being afraid
If you’re uncomfortable in water, an understanding is missing.
It makes complete sense to be afraid in water if you don't know how the water works.
Such essentials are not part of traditional swimming courses.
How can you expect to learn strokes before learning the basics?
You must be taught the basics and get satisfying answers to your questions. Come to a new understanding that turns your swimming around.
If you're afraid in shallow water…
➡️ Essentials 1 SloMo: Certain success for those who are most afraid. It's the same as
Essentials 1 but proceeds as slowly as slow can be. No deep end.
Sample Essentials 1 SloMo Schedule 5 days / 24 hours:
Monday-Friday
Day 1, 9-12:15 and 3:15-6:30
Day 2, 9-12:15
Day 3, 9-12:15 and 3:15-6:30
Day 4, 9-12:15 and 3:15-6:30
Day 5, 8-11am, check out of your hotel
Each session is one hour on land, 15 minutes to change, plus two hours in warm water
Everyone is born a swimmer.
Just as everyone is born a talker and a walker, a reader and a driver — you weren’t born knowing how to do these things, but you had the blueprint within you to learn them. You just needed the steps.
You learned how to walk and talk beautifully because you didn’t skip any steps.
You didn’t learn to swim because many steps were skipped.
But when no steps are skipped, learning is unstoppable.
If you’re afraid in water — like the thousands of adults we’ve taught since 1983 — you may have felt frustrated, confined, embarrassed, or ashamed. You have not been given the steps you need.
She started where you are now. Now she's a SCUBA diver.
And you can be.
There is one essential ingredient that must come before swimming mechanics.
Comfort.
If it’s not achieved, you won’t learn to swim.
But once it’s learned, everything changes.
People who are comfortable in the water learn to swim.
You Can Be Comfortable and Safe in Any Depth — Even If You’ve Been Afraid for Years.
Hi, I’m Melon.
Many instructors don't know how an adult can be afraid in water. I see you as people who simply have not gotten the basics. As a competitive swimmer and former college swim coach, I am at one with the water, not because of the miles I've swum, but because of the playing I did in water when I was little.
I asked how fear works and received a profound answer. Now, I succeed with fearful adults every time to help them become comfortable and safe in water—shallow and deep.
My classes tell me what it has been like to try again and again to learn… only to feel doubtful, frustrated, and discouraged.
They’re told to relax.
They’re told to kick.
They’re told to learn strokes.
They’re told to try harder. To practice more.
These have not led them to comfort.
Who wants to practice tension? Fear? And be cold?
They begin to wonder if something is wrong with them.
There isn't!
Everything changes when...
you can be yourself and feel supported by the water.
We've helped thousands of adults around the world:
- Feel calm in shallow water instead of tense
- Give themselves permission to be where they are and go slowly
- Let their feet leave the bottom without panic
- Float comfortably on the front and back
- Recover to standing
- Learn that deep water holds them up
- Feel calm in deep water
- Move from one place to another, afloat
- Stop fighting the water and begin trusting themselves
- Enjoy pools, beaches, and water activities with confidence
And no, you don’t need to be strong, athletic, or daring.
Most of the adults I work with:
- Have had frightening experiences in water
- Had a parent who was afraid
- Tried lessons before without success
- Avoid deep water
- Feel embarrassed that they can’t swim
- Wonder if they “just can’t learn”
Our focus is simple.
I will teach you be comfortable, safe, and confident in any depth. Then, you'll say, "I can swim." Most people get halfway or two-thirds of the way in Essentials 1 and the rest of the way in Essentials 2. Each person goes at his/her own pace.
With our system, it's a slam dunk. This is our claim to fame.
Miracle Swimming isn’t about forcing yourself. It’s about being comfortable, safe and curious to try new things.
This is for you if you:
💧 Have been told you must be horizontal to float but you aren't
💧 Want to overcome your fear of water and feel safe in all depths
💧 Were told learning strokes would make you comfortable — but it didn’t
💧 Want personal attention to your stuck points from someone who can fix them
💧 Completed SwimSnax and want to build the full foundation
Didn't take SwimSnax
💧 Are ready for the true essentials of learning to swim with unparalleled guidance and success
What You Will Learn in Essentials 1
When you complete the 5-7 days of Essentials 1, you will:
✓ Understand what truly keeps you safe in both shallow and deep water
✓ Feel ease instead of tension
✓ Put your face in the water happily anytime
✓ Float freely in shallow water without needing to hold on
✓ Recover to standing anytime, so you an always stop
✓ Experience how the water holds you up — even in deep water
✓ Move gently from one place to another with ease while floating
✓ Roll from front to back and back to front
✓ Feel comfortable when your feet leave the bottom
✓ Let go in deep water happily
✓ Stop fighting the water and work with it
✓ Learn the 5 Circles and how they transform your comfort and understanding
…and discover that being in the water can actually be fun!
If you see yourself in any of these, Essentials 1 is the course for you
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Your 5-Day Essentials 1 Experience
Day 1
DAY 1 Understand for the first time what the actual problem is. See that your goal has never been addressed in lessons before.
Day 2
Review Day 1 and expand your understanding and self-trust
Day 3
Review Day 2, expand your understanding and self-trust and develop more capabilities. Feel deep water holding you up if it sounds like fun.
Day 4
Review Day 3, expand your understanding and self-trust and develop more understanding of the water. Increase deep water capability as it sounds like fun.
Day 5
Continue to deepen your certainty of your safety and expand your capability in both depths. Go at your own pace.
“This method of teaching has helped me to achieve a level of confidence that I’ve never achieved under standard methods. I certainly enjoyed the class and the instructor delivered beyond my expectations.”
Register Now for Our 24 Hour/5 Day Course
Only $2,029 Sarasota FL
Only $2289 Atlanta GA, 24 Hours/7 days
1) $400 Non-refundable Deposit
2) Balance due 46 days before course start
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Class size limited to 8.
If a course is canceled, you will receive a full refund
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40+ Year Proven System
99.5% Success Rate*
100% Safe and Comfortable
* What was the other .5% ? People who left class early due to illness or emergency or who wanted to push themselves.
Bonus For Registration in Essentials 1
Conquer Your Fear of Water Ebook
This book has helped thousands of adults understand what's missing and finally feel safe in the water. "Conquer Your Fear of Water" shows you the missing pieces of traditional swim lessons—and how to be calm, in control, and at home in water… even if fear has held you back for a lifetime.
Our Guarantee
You will achieve a level of comfort and skill that you’ve never been able to reach before. You will marvel at your progress. You will begin to understand how water works for the first time. You will find what it is like to be at ease in water regardless of how you’ve felt before, provided that you follow the system, which is: “Remain true to yourself, ask all your questions, refrain from pushing yourself, and do only what is fun for you throughout the course.“
You may receive a full refund of the course fee if you keep that Agreement and you have zero breakthroughs. In lieu of a refund, you may take the course again for free. No refunds or transfers for missed time in classes.
We do not intend that you will be a lap swimmer by the end of the course: it is about overcoming fear, not becoming efficient. When you’re comfortable, swimming follows organically. Each student progresses at his/her own pace.
Achieve Comfort, Breakthroughs, and Certainty That You Made the Right Choice
I would definitely recommend this course for any adult non-swimmer. All my questions were answered to my satisfaction.
M.S. is a wonderful experience for adults afraid of the water. I faced my fears one day at a time, one minute at a time. It’s amazing to be a part of something that is so spiritual and effective.
The class does work miracles. The ‘homefun,” discussions, and time in the pool are freeing. The messages from your body rewire your soul. Instructor genuinely cares.
It was a super gentle introduction to swimming. I wish this was the method I would have had the first time I went to a swim class.
My biggest takeaways, having taken this course two weeks ago and wanting to repeat it immediately, are 1) giving myself grace, 2) permission to go SLOWLY (all my working life my co-workers were always after me to hurry up), 3) and millimeter by millimeter letting myself build self-trust and friendship with the water.
This is the ONLY course that has worked for me. I was hopeful but deep down, I suspected it wouldn’t work for me. But it did! I learned how to float face down. My fear of water is gradually going away. On a scale of 1-10, I give this course and its uniqueness a 15!
Before this class, I could never swim in the deep end of the pool and now I do. It’s a wonderful breakthrough. Your course is indeed a miracle swim class. The instructor got us there with patience, understanding, fun and laughter.
A great introduction to eliminating fear of swimming. The no-pressure environment was conducive to learning. It also helped being around others who shared similar fears and experiences. Excellent course. I’m highly satisfied.
I feel it was the most important time I’ve given to myself, probably ever. The experience was over and above my expectations. I enjoyed the slow pace, encouragement to practice, balance of support and independence to hone skills.
Total Essentials 1 Value: $Your Life, $Your Peace of Mind, and $Your Fun
Join Now For Only $400 Non-refundable Deposit
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Frequently Asked Questions
What if I’m terrified in water?
Perfect.
Comfort is Goal #1, 2, and 3! Go slowly. Take your time. You’ll never be asked to do anything you don’t want to do. Still, you learn without pushing yourself. If you are more afraid than you believe other afraid adults to be, consider our Essentials 1 SloMo course. We succeed with every level of student.
Do I have to go in the deep end?
No. Only if it sounds like fun! You can stay in the shallow the entire time and make gratifying progress.
Can 5 or 7 days really help?
Absolutely! It’s life-changing. You’ll learn essential ideas and comfort most lessons never consider.
Why do we teach it in 5-7 days? Because our students come from 50 states and other countries. They can't take lessons here twice a week for 4 weeks.
Our courses should be available everywhere. Until they are, take a vacation course!
Seven day courses are given in Atlanta due to pool availability at the swim school we use, which has a warm pool.
Can I become free in deep water in 5 days?
Just as you can't fly from New York to London in 10 minutes, most people can't go from where you are now to freedom in deep water in 5 days. It has happened. But it's not likely. You can do it in 2 weeks, however. That's Essentials 1 and Essentials 2 combined.
"You say, "$4000 to learn to swim??" Not necessarily. You'll learn so much in Essentials 1 that you'll be able to proceed with the handbook and the tether to reach complete freedom on your own without taking Essentials 2. Take E1 now. It will change your swimming. You'll know how to proceed.
However, if you want to come to class for the rest, the combination of Essentials 1 and Essentials 2 is designed to bring you to calm, confidence, and rest in deep water. Essentials 1 brings you the biggest steps of overcoming fear. Essentials 2 finishes this by bringing you effortless comfort in deep water as long as you’d like to be there. Each student goes at his/her own pace, so we cannot confirm where you'll be by the end of E2.
May I take Essentials 2 and skip Essentials 1?
We tried it. There is a boatload of information in Essentials 1 that even most swimmers don’t know. You need to know it. It's part of Essentials 2. When people come to E1, they realize that skipping it would have been a mistake.
What if it’s not for me?
If you’re not sure, there are many ways to determine the fit by taking SwimSnax or reading our book, listening to our podcast (free), reading our website. Please see our Guarantee.
Why are prices different in Sarasota and Atlanta?
Sarasota is our headquarters, so there are no travel expenses. Atlanta involves travel expenses, higher pool rent, and more days. However, Atlanta courses allow one class session per day (except for Day 1), which has its own advantages.
Neither Sarasota nor Atlanta are intensives.
Why can't I go straight to the registration page to enroll?
It used to be very simple for people to go directly to the registration page. Then some people showed up in class expecting to be taught freestyle. They had not read the course description. We want to be sure Miracle Swimming is the right place for you.
We want people to know that you cannot overcome fear by learning strokes and that we teach what must be learned in order to become calm and confident in water. It goes straight to the heart of the matter. And, it's fun.
Imagine Finally Enjoying the Water, Fear-Free
Picture yourself relaxed, smiling, and making memories in the water with friends and family.
This can be your new reality after you’ve taken Miracle Swimming.
Essentials 1 will help you master the comfort to be yourself, play, and move easily in the water. It’s never too late to start feeling comfortable and safe.
Get started with Essentials 1!
Are you especially afraid? Want to learn even more slowly? Take Essentials 1 SloMo. This will help you decide which course.
Join us for Essentials 1