ISR Tara Wilson

Why do we celebrate face-in swimming? 🥳

Because swimming with the head lifted high above the water (otherwise known as doggy paddling 🐶) is tiring and inefficient! When the head comes up, the hips and legs tend to drop. When the hips and legs drop, the body creates more resistance. More resistance means more effort just to get to the air 😮‍💨 For children, that extra effort can quickly lead to fatigue which compromises their safety.

Learning to swim with the face in the water promotes a more streamlined body position and helps children move farther while using less energy 🤍🧘

That’s not just better swimming…it’s safer, smarter swimming. 🤗

Learn more about ISR lessons and find a Certified ISR instructor near you by visiting www.infantswim.com ✨

I am sick to my stomach posting this....

Florida has now lost 56 children to drowning this year. Nearly 80% of those children were between the ages of 1 and 4, and more than three-quarters of the deaths occurred in swimming pools. The most common scenario was a child getting out of the home undetected. These tragedies are preventable when families use multiple layers of protection, including active supervision, barriers, alarms, and self-rescue swim lessons.

Under 1 - 1 1.8%
1 year olds - 21 37.5%
2 year olds - 13 23.2%
3 year olds - 3 5.4%
4 year olds - 7 12.5%
5+ years - 11 19.6%

Among the 43 pool deaths:
Family Pool – 25
Airbnb/Vacation Rental Pool – 7
Neighbor's Pool – 3
Community Pool – 3
Relative/Friend Pool – 3
Hotel Pool – 1
Apartment Pool – 1

Child Got Out of the Home Undetected
31 of 56 deaths (55%)

Examples:
Slipped out a back door
Followed sibling outside
Left during nap time
Wandered from home at night
Left through a doggy door
Left while caregiver was using restroom

This remains the most common circumstance.

Advocates urge lifesaving survival swimming lessons after fourth drowning in less than a month A 2-year-old child drowned in Fort Pierce on Sunday, marking the fourth drowning in the region in less than a month, as safety advocates stress the importance of survival lessons.

Drowning is preventable! Protect your child with ALL layers, Supervision, Barriers, Self-Rescue Lessons, and CPR 🙏🏼💦 Head to www.ISRTaraWilson.com for more info on Self-Rescue Lessons!

A 2-year-old child drowned in Fort Pierce on Sunday, marking the fourth drowning in the region in less than a month, as safety advocates stress the importance of survival lessons. FULL STORY ⬇️