What is ISR?

Founded in 1966 by Dr. Harvey Barnett, ISR is now the global leader in the industry it pioneered: survival swimming lessons for infants and young children. Our team of nearly 450 highly trained ISR Instructors provides the safest and most effective survival swimming lessons available. The ISR Self-Rescue® instruction our students receive today is the product of over 45 years of research and achieves unparalleled results.

ISR believes pool fences, supervision, and pool alarms are important parts of a necessary multi-layered approach to drowning prevention. However, traditional lines of defense break down, and the over 4,000 drowning deaths per year bear a grim testament to the fact that traditional approaches are missing a key component: the child. ISR’s core conviction is that the child is the most important part of a drowning prevention strategy and our over 300,000 ISR graduates and 800 documented survival stories are proof that children can save themselves. Children are curious, capable, and have an uncanny ability to overcome obstacles like pool fences; at ISR we take that ability and teach them skills to potentially save themselves if they find themselves in the water alone.

 
 

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Customized Lessons

Every child is different which is why every lesson is always one-on-one with a Certified ISR Instructor. Lesson’s are catered to your child’s specific needs and learning style. Building their self-rescue skills off of their previous lesson until the end goal is reached.

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Medical Review

We have parents complete our medical registration form when signing up their child. Our team of medical professionals reviews each student prior to getting in the water.

This allows your child’s Instructor to make any adjustments to the lesson based off of their medical history; keeping lessons as safe as possible.

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Safety Protocols

Safety is our number one priority. Not only is your child’s medical history reviewed prior to the start of lessons, but each Certified ISR Instructor follows strict safety protocols before, during, and after lessons.

We always adjust lessons according to what is safest for your child given the day.