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Ms. Gretchen
Certified ISR Instructor
Licensed Nurse
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ABOUT INFANT SWIMMING RESOURCES (ISR):
Infant Swimming Resource is the culmination of 37+ years of dedicated research and implementation to solve the preventable tragedy of infant and childhood drowning. We have successfully taught more than 113,000 students. In addition, we have 741 affidavits on file of students who have saved themselves from definite drowning situations. Currently ISR has approximately 150 certified instructors in the United States and abroad.
How ISR Started:
Infant Swimming Resource was founded by Dr. Harvey Barnett and it was a result from a certain tragedy. At the age of 18, Harvey came home from his lifeguard job, to find his neighbor's infant son being taken away in a body bag. He had drowned in a few inches of muck and water at the bottom of a drainage canal. In response to this tragedy, Dr. Harvey Barnett has dedicated himself (academic and professional career to developing a safe, physiologically and psychologically sound method of teaching young children the skills that they need to survive an aquatic accident).
ISR has been on Dateline NBC and ABC 20/20 and the cable program "Health Matters." Please click here to see real news articles:
ISR News Articles
For more information on the ISR program, including its history, an overview of the methodology structure, medical concerns, FAQ's, video clips, and to locate other certified ISR Instructors around you, please visit the official ISR website at: infantswim.com
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Ms. Gretchen via email: waterlillys@gmail.com or by phone: 904-616-8075.
Survival Swimming Lesson Tips:
Sometimes even the best precautions can end in tragedy. The last and most important line of defense against childhood drowning is teaching our infants and young children how to survival swim. If your child does find himself alone in the pool or body of water, his survival swimming skills could save his life. Keep these guidelines in mind when choosing a swimming program:
- Question everything about the program, the instructor's qualifications and what specific skills will be learned.
- Be sure your child will learn how to swim with head in the water, turn on his back to float, rest and breathe and then flip back over to a swim. The sequencing of skills is key to get your child to safety.
- Make sure all lessons are one-on-one. NEVER enroll in a program where the instructor must divide time in the water between several unskilled students.
- Be sure your instructor can thoroughly explain hyponatremia (water intoxication) to you. Ask what precautions are taken before and during the lesson to avoid this potentially dangerous situation.
- Do not allow your child to be worked with for longer than 10 minutes.
- Do not enroll in any swimming program before your child is 6 months old and never enroll in a program that uses flotation devices.
- Finally, never believe that ANYONE is ever drown-proofed by any lessons or skill level. No one is ever drown-proofed and constant supervision in and around the water is the only sure way to prevent drowning.
I hope I've helped educate you and your family. If you have further questions about our program or water safety feel free to contact me. |