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Day 1: Hand on nose, other hand on wall - Normal start: doesn't love face in water Photo
Ocean 101: How the Ocean Works at the Beach - Salt water, waves, sandy bottom, critters, currents: this is what he learned next in the Gulf. 61 degrees in late December! Photo 2
Impossible to fail here! - Anyone can learn to float in our 2-foot pool Photo 3
3 learning back float - Yes, you float in deep water, too. Learn the non-scary way! Photo 4
A Good Float Is Different Than You Thought! - Most men float with their feet on the bottom in shallow water. It's perfectly normal, and yes, they're floating. Photo 5
Ocean 101 Course - In 3 days, students progressed to this. They're happy sans life jackets, too. Photo 6
Another happy class from around the U.S. - Elated with their transformation from fear to freedom Photo 7
Hold onto the wall - Learn to put feel the water hold you up Photo 8
Once you learn to swim, you can learn strokes without struggle - Miracle Swimming: The Shortcut to Learning to Swim Photo 9
Whatever it takes to feel safe! - Learn to put your face in happily ;-) Photo 10
From Calm to Panic. ;-) - From calm to panic, these are the 5 Circles. Calm is the leftmost figure. We all live on this spectrum and aim to be in the 1st Circle all the time. Using the 5 Circles, a... Photo 11
Sarasota is a beautiful spot - Another day at the beach! Photo 12
Tethered to the wall... - Tethered to the wall, he feels safe to try things. He can come back any time and rest. Photo 13
Happy she's finding her swimmer self - People come from all over the US and the world to prove to themselves that yes, even they are born swimmers. Anyone can be successful when you receive the rig... Photo 14
Eddie on his honeymoon - Eddie took Miracle Swimming so he'd feel comfortable in the water on his honeymoon. Look at his face in Tahiti! Photo 15

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Day 1: Hand on nose, other hand on wall - Normal start: doesn't love face in water Photo
Ocean 101: How the Ocean Works at the Beach - Salt water, waves, sandy bottom, critters, currents: this is what he learned next in the Gulf. 61 degrees in late December! Photo 2
Impossible to fail here! - Anyone can learn to float in our 2-foot pool Photo 3
3 learning back float - Yes, you float in deep water, too. Learn the non-scary way! Photo 4
A Good Float Is Different Than You Thought! - Most men float with their feet on the bottom in shallow water. It's perfectly normal, and yes, they're floating. Photo 5
Ocean 101 Course - In 3 days, students progressed to this. They're happy sans life jackets, too. Photo 6
Another happy class from around the U.S. - Elated with their transformation from fear to freedom Photo 7
Hold onto the wall - Learn to put feel the water hold you up Photo 8
Once you learn to swim, you can learn strokes without struggle - Miracle Swimming: The Shortcut to Learning to Swim Photo 9
Whatever it takes to feel safe! - Learn to put your face in happily ;-) Photo 10
From Calm to Panic. ;-) - From calm to panic, these are the 5 Circles. Calm is the leftmost figure. We all live on this spectrum and aim to be in the 1st Circle all the time. Using the 5 Circles, a... Photo 11
Sarasota is a beautiful spot - Another day at the beach! Photo 12
Tethered to the wall... - Tethered to the wall, he feels safe to try things. He can come back any time and rest. Photo 13
Happy she's finding her swimmer self - People come from all over the US and the world to prove to themselves that yes, even they are born swimmers. Anyone can be successful when you receive the rig... Photo 14
Eddie on his honeymoon - Eddie took Miracle Swimming so he'd feel comfortable in the water on his honeymoon. Look at his face in Tahiti! Photo 15
Day 1: Hand on nose, other hand on wall - Normal start: doesn't love face in water Photo
Ocean 101: How the Ocean Works at the Beach - Salt water, waves, sandy bottom, critters, currents: this is what he learned next in the Gulf. 61 degrees in late December! Photo 2
Impossible to fail here! - Anyone can learn to float in our 2-foot pool Photo 3
3 learning back float - Yes, you float in deep water, too. Learn the non-scary way! Photo 4
A Good Float Is Different Than You Thought! - Most men float with their feet on the bottom in shallow water. It's perfectly normal, and yes, they're floating. Photo 5
Ocean 101 Course - In 3 days, students progressed to this. They're happy sans life jackets, too. Photo 6
Another happy class from around the U.S. - Elated with their transformation from fear to freedom Photo 7
Hold onto the wall - Learn to put feel the water hold you up Photo 8
Once you learn to swim, you can learn strokes without struggle - Miracle Swimming: The Shortcut to Learning to Swim Photo 9
Whatever it takes to feel safe! - Learn to put your face in happily ;-) Photo 10
From Calm to Panic. ;-) - From calm to panic, these are the 5 Circles. Calm is the leftmost figure. We all live on this spectrum and aim to be in the 1st Circle all the time. Using the 5 Circles, a... Photo 11
Sarasota is a beautiful spot - Another day at the beach! Photo 12
Tethered to the wall... - Tethered to the wall, he feels safe to try things. He can come back any time and rest. Photo 13
Happy she's finding her swimmer self - People come from all over the US and the world to prove to themselves that yes, even they are born swimmers. Anyone can be successful when you receive the rig... Photo 14
Eddie on his honeymoon - Eddie took Miracle Swimming so he'd feel comfortable in the water on his honeymoon. Look at his face in Tahiti! Photo 15