Give your child the gift of a lifetime!

Did you know??

Did you know that when faced with an emergency situation, a person/baby will attempt the first action they learned when they were first in that enviornment? Ie: First learning to ride a bike with brakes on the pedals. Then, learning to ride a bike with brakes on the handlebars. When one goes to stop suddenly, he/she will first push the pedals back before attempting to grip the brakes on the handle bars. This is just one reason why you should introduce your baby to the water first with ISR. That way if he is ever faced with an emergency situation, he will attempt his lifesaving ISR skills before he tries any other actions. Just another reason why ISR says, "the sooner, the safer."

New Instructor Comes to Middle Tennessee!

We are very happy to announce and welcome a new instructor to the Middle Tennessee area. Maury Howard has been an instructor for Infant Swimming Resource for four years. She comes to us from Columbus, Mississippi and has recently moved to the Williamson County area. Maury is married to her husband, Richard, and is the mother of three wonderful little boys. She is teaching at the Maryland Farms YMCA. Here are a few of her students:


Go to the Maryland Farms Website for more information or you can contact Maury at: m.howard@infantswim.com. We are super excited about Maury and she is a great addition to our team!

ISR is Worldwide!

We are currently attending the national Infant Swimming Resource Recertification Conference in Orlando, Florida. It is truly wonderful to meet our fellow instructors who are so dedicated about the mission of ISR, preventing childhood drowning. We have met several instructors from other countries and would like to share these beautiful videos from the instructors in Puerto Rico and Argentina. We hope you enjoy them!

Can your baby really do this?

Swimming at 24 months old! from Kelly Swindell on Vimeo.

Amazing isn't it? The child in the video is only 24 months old. I often get questions from parents if there has ever been a child that could not perform these skills. In my experience, I have yet to have a child who could not perform the self-rescue skills upon completing the ISR program. If parents adhere to the protocols of the program and listen to the advice of the instructor the child will be successful. Every child is different and lessons are customized to the child as an individual. Some children learn quickly and some will require a slower pace, but they all learn the skills. Because this program is science based, it works. There is scientific theory behind every technique. We want your child to be successful and confident in the water. Nothing is more important than your child's safety thus the purpose for our medically sound program. It takes both the instructor and the parents to set a child up for success. Encouragement, patience, and following the guidelines set by ISR and your instructor will allow your child to have a strong foundation for a positive and successful ISR experience.