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ISR Self-Rescue Swim Lessons

What is ISR?

ISR (Infant Swimming Resource) is the leader in self-rescue swim lessons for infants and young children. Backed by nearly 60 years of research, ISR teaches life-saving skills designed to help children survive should they unexpectedly enter the water. Through safe, customized instruction, ISR empowers children to become an important layer in a family's drowning prevention plan—all driven by our mission: Not One More Child Drowns.

What I Offer

Specialized one-on-one lessons teaching children essential water survival skills in a safe, developmentally appropriate environment. Our proven method helps your child build confidence while learning potentially life-saving techniques.

How it Works

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  • Private Lessons: 10-minute sessions, 4 days per week (M-Th), average of 7 -8 weeks

  • Custom Approach: Each lesson tailored to your child's individual needs

  • Convenient Location: Lessons held at my home pool in Pearland

  • Comprehensive Training: Children practice skills in both summer and winter clothes

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Rollback-to-Float

Infants to Young Toddlers (approximately 6 months - 18 months) 

Children learn to roll on their backs to float, rest, and breathe. They learn to maintain this position until help arrives. 

This skill set takes about 7-8 weeks to master, but can vary depending on the child.

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Swim-Float-Swim

Toddlers to Young Elementary (approximately 1.5 years - 6 years)

Children learn to swim underwater until they need to breathe, roll to their back for a few breaths until rested, then swim, starting the sequence again until they reach the pool steps, side of the pool, or the shoreline. 

This skill set can take 4-6 weeks for an older child to master, and typically about 7-8 weeks for a toddler to master, but can vary depending on the child.

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Refreshers and Maintenance Lessons

For students who have completed the Swim-Float-Swim sequence 

Refresher lessons are extremely important in continuing and maintaining your child’s ISR Self-Rescue® skill development. Children grow and develop rapidly from infants to toddlers and young children. This development process represents improved strength, coordination, and a more finely tuned cognitive ability. In accordance with this growth, children enrolled in ISR return periodically to participate in Refresher Lessons.