Teach them safety for life — starting in the water.

Little swimmers. Big safety.

One-on-One Survival Swim Instruction

Every child is unique — and every child deserves the skills to stay safe in and around the water, no matter their age. Our private, individualized ISR lessons are customized to match your child’s specific needs, pace, and personality. With focused, one-on-one instruction, your child learns vital self-rescue skills step by step while building confidence, safety, and independence with every lesson.

Refresher lessons

Children grow and change quickly during their early years, and their swim skills should grow with them. Refresher lessons are shorter sessions designed for students who have already completed ISR training and need to keep their skills sharp. These lessons help reinforce self-rescue techniques, adjust for changes in size and coordination, and ensure your child stays confident and capable in the water year after year.

Maintenance lessons

Maintenance lessons offer ongoing practice for children after completing their initial ISR training. These short, regular sessions—whether weekly, monthly, or seasonally—help keep self-rescue skills sharp and support lasting confidence and safety in the water. Contact us to find the maintenance schedule that’s right for your child!

FAQs
How do you teach them to hold their breath?
Breath holding skills are taught beginning with the first lesson. We shape breath control using highly effective positive reinforcement techniques. We continue to reinforce these breath-holding techniques throughout every lesson.
Do you have children that just can’t learn the skills?
No. Every child can learn. It is my job to find the best way to communicate the information so that it makes sense to the child. I set your child up to be successful every time you bring them to me. I start where they are and through consistent lessons, we see progress.
How do the kids react during the first few lessons?
Children often fuss during the first few lessons because they are in a new environment and around new people. As your child becomes more confident in his/her ability in the water, the fussing will decrease. It is not unlike the first time you tried a new exercise class or were asked to perform a task at work that you’d never done before: the first time you try a new task it is always challenging, until you get the hang of it. It is the same for your young child. Your child is learning to perform a skill that he/she’s never done before.
Will my child fear the water because of lessons?
There is an important difference between being fearful and being apprehensive because you are not yet skilled in a new environment. ISR is not like traditional swim lessons; it is a drowning prevention program that teaches survival swimming. Sometimes as a parent, you make choices for your child’s safety, like sitting in a car seat, because you know they are important. The same can be said for ISR. Fun can be defined as when skill meets challenge. Once competent in their skills, many children cannot be dragged away from the pool. They are having entirely too much FUN.

Because every child deserves the skills to survive

and the confidence to swim.

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