Miracle swimming Class Levels

What Level of Comfort and Confidence Do You Desire?

The Beginning Class comes first for everyone. See our FAQs to learn why.

Beginning Swim Class

To be at ease in shallow water so you can play with children in shallow water and move back and forth for exercise—freedom in deep water is not a priority—then take only our Beginning Class. You begin to become confident in the deep in the Beginning class.

Ultra Beginning
If you describe your fear as being "off the Richter Scale," our Ultra Beginning class is for you. Locations have very shallow water.

Next Step Swimming Class
To 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, take our Beginning and Next Step Classes. Each of these classes is chock full of as much confidence as you can possibly develop.

Freestyle Class or 3 Strokes Class
To learn to swim laps for exercise using an efficient stroke, take classes up through our Freestyle Class or 3 Strokes Class.
To Become a Masters Swimmer, take classes up through our Freestyle Class or 3 Strokes Class and Club MS.

Ocean 101 and 202

Examples of the ease and capabilities students gained
after they'd overcome much of their fear in the Beginning class.

To be comfortable getting into the ocean to cool off and play and feel safe, take Ocean 101. To enjoy "water sports," take Ocean 101 and 202.

Snorkeling (Beginning and Next Step)
To be able to snorkel confidently on vacations, take Snorkeling (Beginning or Beginning and Next Step Snorkeling).

SCUBA Diving.
Learn to SCUBA dive, take our diving class and vacation at the same location (i.e. Bali, Maldives, Florida Keys).
Triathlete
If you wish to become an open water swimmer (a triathlete or 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 Freestyle if you're comfortable in deep water
SCUBA OR
Ocean 202 OR
3 Strokes

We also offer:

"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

Club MS Pre-masters and masters: Swim in the Masters Pan Am Championships in Sarasota, FL June 1-6, 2013 for Miracle Swimming!
Becoming A Masters Swimmer (follows 3 Strokes Class)
Our Swimmer Certifications

If you are not sure which class is for you, Rate Your Confidence first.