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Infant Swimming Resource

Our mission is: "To prevent drowning and enrich the lives of children by teaching them to swim."
Teaching Children ISR Aquatic Self-Rescue™ Skills!
(ages 6 months to 10 years)


NEWEST NEWS: "Swim Lessons for Toddlers Get Doctors' Approval!" Monday, May 24, 2010 The nation's largest pediatricians group is relaxing its stance against swimming lessons for children younger than 4. In the past, the American Academy of Pediatrics has said swim classes might give toddlers and parents a false sense of security. Now the group says it's fine to enroll children as young as 1. A few small studies suggest toddlers may be less likely to drown if they've had swim lessons. The doctors aren't recommending lessons for every young child. Some parents may feel their little ones aren't ready and that's OK. Parents should choose classes that emphasize water safety and require a parent or other adult to be in the water with the child, said Connie Harvey who heads aquatics development for the American Red Cross and wasn't involved in the doctors' policy update. Classes should have at least one instructor for every 10 students, she said. The updated policy, released online Monday by the journal Pediatrics, also recommends fences around all pools, even popular inflatable ones. Kids can drown by leaning over the soft sides and falling in. And the group warns that children can drown when their hair or hands get sucked into the drains of pools or spas without drain covers or proper filter-pump equipment. The rate of childhood drowning deaths has declined in recent years. About 1,100 U.S. children drowned in 2006. Parents know they should be vigilant while children swim, but trouble can occur in an instant of inattention, said Dr. Jeffrey Weiss of Phoenix Children's Hospital and lead author of the policy. "It's not a lack of supervision, it's a lapse of supervision," Weiss said.


Drowning is the leading cause of death for infants and young children in 18 states and, nationally, ranks 2nd only to automobile accidents, claiming lives of approximately 4,000 children each year and leaving another 12,000 with some form of permanent brain damage.


Grandparents: This would be a great present for your grandchild, an investment of your grandchild's safety!

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Basic Strokes Program offered to children ages 5 years and older and they must complete the ISR Aquatic Self-Rescue skills first.

Teaching children from all over Clay County including Middleburg, Green Cove Springs, Lake Asbury.

Please go to our national website for more information:
www.infantswim.com

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MOST RECENT SURVIVAL STORY from one of Ms. Gretchen's students:
10/27/09
     I wanted to pass along a story to thank Ms. Gretchen for all she has done with
training my son Parker (2yrs old).

     Yesterday I experienced the unimaginable. I live on the river in Jacksonville FL. I was cleaning fish not 10 feet away from Parker when I heard a big splash. Parker fell off the bulkhead. I immediately ran over and jumped in the water after him. He was face up floating just like Ms. Gretchen trained him. The water was very dark (tanic) and the only thing I could see was his face calmly breathing above water. He was wearing jeans, long sleeve shirt and shoes. These classes taught him to naturally and calmly survive in stressful situations ie falling off a bulkhead. Even though I was right there, there's no telling what could have happened if he didn't know how to swim/survive. If you live near water, pool, retention pond ... etc; these lessons are a must.

I have shared this story and Ms. Gretchen's contact info to all my friends that have children.

God Bless,

Terry