What to Expect?

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Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) provides specialized survival skills designed to give children a fighting chance if they find themselves in the water alone. While no child is "drown-proof," these skills serve as a vital layer of protection.

• Self-Rescue Focus: Children are trained to roll onto their backs to float, breathe, and rest.

• One-on-One Instruction: Lessons are individual, with a certified instructor working directly with the child.

• Short, Frequent Sessions: Lessons typically last 10 minutes and occur 4 days per week over several weeks to build consistent muscle memory.

• Developmentally Tailored: Instructors adapt techniques based on the child’s age, size, and physical ability.

• Infants (Approx. 6–12 Months): The Roll-to-Float

• The Primary Goal: Since babies cannot yet walk or swim, the focus is strictly on maintaining an open airway.

• The Skill: If they fall in, they are taught to rotate from a face-down position onto their back.

• The Result: The child learns to rest and float in a stable position, breathing and crying for help until rescued.

• Toddlers & Preschoolers (1–6 Years): Swim-Float-Swim

• The Primary Goal: To provide the child with locomotive ability to reach a point of safety (like a pool ladder, steps, or the shore).

• The Skill: Children learn to swim with their face in the water until they need air.

• The Rotation: They then roll onto their back to rest and breathe.

• The Sequence: Once recovered, they flip back over to a horizontal swimming position and repeat the process until they reach safety.

Drowning is often silent and can happen in seconds. Use this checklist to ensure active supervision is always in place.

• Designate a Lead: One adult must be the official Water Watcher at all times. Use a physical "tag" or lanyard to identify who is on duty.

• Zero Distractions: Put away all phones, tablets, and books. Avoid side conversations that take your eyes off the pool.

• Touch Supervision: Stay within arm's reach of infants, toddlers, and weak swimmers.

• 100% Visual Contact: Maintain constant visual contact with everyone in the water. Never turn your back.

• Scan the Bottom: When scanning the pool, look at the bottom first, then the surface.

• Physical Hand-Off: Do not leave the poolside for any reason (even to use the bathroom) until another adult has physically taken the Water Watcher tag from you.

• Stay Sharp: Avoid alcohol or any substances that could impair your judgment or reaction time.

• Emergency Prep: Keep a charged phone nearby for emergency calls only and ensure you know the pool's physical address.

Survival swimming is most effective when combined with other safety measures:

1. Constant Supervision (The Water Watcher)

2. Four-Sided Fencing (Isolating the pool from the house)

3. Alarms (Pool and door alarms)

4. CPR Training (For all parents and caregivers)