Melon Dash

Melon Dash has a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science & Nutrition from the University of Massachusetts and a master's in Education from the University of Michigan. She founded Miracle Swimming for Adults in 1983 to teach afraid adults to swim. Her system has vast implications for learning and healing. First stop: end drowning. Next stop: a transfusion for learning in Education.

She is the author of Conquer Your Fear of Water (2006), producer of a podcast: The Learn to Swim Show, and the DVD The Miracle Swimmer. She has a licensing program for swim instructors and 65 licensees worldwide. She has spoken at numerous World Aquatic Health Conferences, the American Swimming Coaches Association Clinic, Parks and Recreation's national meeting, and smaller events.