by Melon Dash | Jul 18, 2023 | Blog
Significant errors in traditional swimming instruction have actually prevented swimming students from becoming safe in water and by extension, contributed to the high number of drownings in the U.S. and around the world. Swimming students and parents presume that...
by Melon Dash | May 4, 2023 | Blog
Today, Miracle Swimming turns 40! May 1, 2023 We Opened On May 1, 1983, Reina, Peter, and I built a Maypole in my apartment on Delaware Street in Berkeley and each of us took a streamer. We wound around the pole and declared that Transpersonal Sports Institute, its...
by Melon Dash | Sep 22, 2022 | Blog
When Covid hit we couldn’t come within 6 feet of students, so were unable to hold classes. When we teach floating, we keep people at the wall so they won’t float away. If they’re afraid they might float away, they are no longer in control. I had to think of a way to...
by Melon Dash | Aug 3, 2022 | Blog
Everyone has heard of pool closures this summer due to understaffed pools and the lack of lifeguards. This was not a problem thirty years ago. Only in the past ten to fifteen years have communities been feeling the lifeguard squeeze. What happened? There aren’t enough...
by Melon Dash | Mar 23, 2022 | Blog
Many Americans—about half— experience significant levels of anxiety when met with deep water. While water is indeed a powerful force of nature and merits our respect, it shouldn’t terrify us. Almost anybody can learn to swim if taught correctly—with the full...
