ISR Review: No parent should ever experience what I went through and continue to go through with the loss of my twins. I am going to do all I can to educate my community on ISR so that they won't "wish they knew more" like I did when it was too late.

1. Infant Swimming Resource Reviews:
ISR Parents Share Their Stories
ISR Review: No parent should ever experience what I went through and continue to go
through with the loss of my twins. I am going to do all I can to educate my community on ISR
so that they won't "wish they knew more" like I did when it was too late.
In July of 2009, I experienced a parent's
worse nightmare when my 2 year old twins
climbed into an above ground pool and
drowned. I heard about ISR shortly before
their accident and wish I would have known
a little more
about it in time to have enrolled Brayden and Kenadi. I was 5 months pregnant with my
daughter, Kaidi, at the time of the accident and as soon as she was old enough to enroll in ISR,
we enrolled her with Kim Magella. It was amazing to see my 7 month old daughter roll over and
float in the water. Such a peace of mind! She just completed the swim/float/swim technique
this past summer and I feel a complete confidence in her ability to rescue herself if she were to
be in a situation that required her use her ISR skills. No parent should ever experience what I
went through and continue to go through with the loss of my twins. I am going to do all I can to
educate my community on ISR so that they won't "wish they knew more" like I did when it was
too late. Thank you ISR Instructors Kim Magella and Sarah Tuttle for teaching my Kaidi how to
self-rescue! Can't wait until my 3 week old son is old enough to learn!
~Meredith R.

2. ISR Review: My boy is alive today thanks to Infant Swimming Resource
My boy is alive today thanks to Infant Swimming Resource. As soon as I heard ISR started in
Puerto Rico, I registered my daughter Adriana. She was two years old at the time. During the
same time Adriana was taking classes, I got pregnant with my second child. From my experience
with Adriana, I knew that for my second child, Ian, there was no better option than ISR. Ian
started his lessons when he turned one year old and he was doing the sequence perfectly just a
couple of weeks later. When Ian turned two, I took both of my children to their refreshers. Both
of them did the swim-float-swim sequence even better than the first time. I was so amazed
with their progress and, at the same time, grateful because I knew they were going to be safe
around the water. A month later, my family and I went to my in-laws’ house to celebrate
Mother’s Day. My husband took Ian to the computer room, while I helped in the kitchen
preparing for lunch. I went outside to prepare the table and, inadvertently, left the backyard
door open. In a glimpse of a second, Ian passed us by and went directly to the pool. Nobody
knew the worst was yet to come. When I went back outside to set the table, I saw Ian all wet.
At the moment, I was in complete shock. I did not know what to think or do. Immediately, I
asked him what had happened and he said: “Mommy, I fell in the pool, floated and swam”. I
began crying and screaming desperately. Everyone was as shock as I was to hear what just had
happened. Up to that moment, my husband had not realized that Ian was not with him
anymore. My son was completely calmed after the incident, which gave me a lot of strength.
ISR was definitely the best decision my husband and I have ever made for our children. ISR
saved my son’s life. If it wasn’t for ISR and Wanda Blanco, our instructor, I may have not spent
another Mother’s Day with my son, Ian. I can honestly say that he is alive because of what they
taught him and for that I will be eternally grateful. You have changed so many lives in so many
good ways, especially for my family, because we didn’t have to live though the horror of losing
a child.
~Forever grateful, Keila C.

3. ISR Review: So that is why I am sharing this story. So there are no "what if's" for
all of you. ISR saved my baby.
I was hesitant, and even embarrassed to write this note, but I thought about it and decided that
I would be a fool if I didn't.... Basically, the worst thing happened on Thanksgiving day.
Something I thought would "never" happen to me (us) because I am one of "those" moms. The
Kind of Mom who tries to think of every situation that can cause harm to My son and I do my
best to prevent it. Well, it happened.... my 2 1/2 year old fell in a pool. I was with some
family/friends, and we were all going to take a walk to the park. So I got my son dressed; jacket,
shoes,...etc... and then I went to go get dressed. We were all doing something and not watching
him, so he decided to go out the back door and play by the pool with his tractor toy. I was in the
other room, but when I came out to bring him his gloves, my family member had him wrapped
in a towel, soaking wet, saying she just pulled him out of the pool!! She was panicked and he
was crying, but he was ok! He wasnt choking, or panicking and was found floating on his back
with his head above water yelling, "IM COLD! HELP IM COLD". I had to hold my tears back
because I did not want him to be afraid of the water, so I simply said (while squeezing him
tight), "OH no silly! Did you fall in the pool?!" He whined a little and said "yes! my tractor fall in
the pool!".... Now ISR teaches them to hold their breath, roll to their back and float. THAT IS
WHAT HE DID, FULLY CLOTHED! I am so proud, but I was also feeling so terrible and Of course
blaming myself and couldn't help but think of the "what if's"...... So that is why I am sharing this
story. So there are no "what if's" for all of you. ISR saved my baby. PLEASE GET YOUR BABIES
I.S.R. SWIM TRAINED!!! Thank you to Frankie Bell for teaching my baby how to survive in the
water and for saving his life.
~Mandy

4. ISR Review: What I saw was absolutely amazing. My 15 month little guy was
floating in the middle of the canal. Doing EXACTLY what he was trained to do.
He SAVED himself!
Good afternoon, I want to start off by telling you how grateful we are for having Lisa Beers in
our life as our ISR instructor and the amazing ISR life saving skills she taught our son Michael.
On January 3, 2013, I was participating in a mommy boot camp class at a local park here in
Wellington, FL. During the class, which takes place in an open soccer field, one of the other
moms volunteered to watch Michael, my 15 month old, and a few other babies while I went for
a short jog. I was gone for no more than 2 minutes, and on my return I quickly noticed Michael
was not where he should be. I instantly panicked and began looking all over for Michael. My
heart just about stopped when I noticed the water rippling in a canal about twenty yards away.
I ran over as fast as possible, fearing the worst, and pleading to let him be okay. What I saw was
absolutely amazing. My 15 month little guy was floating in the middle of the canal. Doing
EXACTLY what he was trained to do. He SAVED himself! I dove in, swam out and grabbed him.
He was OKAY, shaken up of course and freezing as the water was quite cold, but he was
PERFECT and ALIVE! I cannot put into words how deeply appreciative we are for the Lisa and
our ISR classes and her patience with Michael. We are forever indebted to the ISR program!
~Thank you, Erin and Mike R. Erin & Mike R.