Columbus Swim Rescue

11/24/2023

Day 24 - when talking about why ISR lessons differ from other lessons, I think the biggest distinction between ISR and other survival lessons and tradition swim lessons is this : Team Work!

The ISR team provides 8 weeks of training to their instructors (60+ hours in water training and 60+ hours classroom work) and sets them up with unlimited resources for support help and educational growth. That means every day I can email someone and they will help me problem solve anything I need help with. I never feel like they will judge me for something I may have done wrong - their goal is for me to be better so we (ISR) can be better! They will also send me additional resources to learn how to stop problems before they start.

I am incredibly lucky and proud to be a part of ISR! Thank you for providing all the necessary tools and support for me and all the ISR instructors to be able to provide the best and safest lessons!

Infant Swimming Resource

11/21/2023

Columbus Swim Rescue 2024 Newsletter


How is it that 2023 has come to an end? Thank you, Columbus, for allowing me to teach your children for the past 8 swim seasons. I am so beyond thankful for your trust and very sad to say that I will no longer be traveling to Ohio to teach lessons. When I moved away from Ohio, 4 years ago, I never imagined I would have been able to keep coming home to Ohio to teach. I’m so thankful for all your support of my career and for all the wonderful years I have had in Ohio! You all have been a blessing to my life!

As 2024 is approaching, I want to be sure you have the contacts for the instructors in the area that will be able to help you start your ISR journey or continue your ISR journey. These instructors are amazing ladies and will love your kiddos while teaching the amazing life saving skills.

Local to central Columbus are:
Sarah Berlin: [email protected]
Britney Smith: [email protected]
Cynthia Vazquez: [email protected]
You can also use www.infantswim.com/locator (http://www.infantswim.com/locator) or www.midohioisr.com (http://www.midohioisr.com/) to find a local instructor to your area!

Please be sure to email these instructors to get on their notification list so you can keep up with their upcoming sessions.

I will miss Ohio and all of the families that have trusted me over the years. You all mean so much to me and I will love OHIO forever! I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season and a Blessed New Year!

Warm regards and lots of love,

Miss Jen

11/21/2023

Day 21 - Having fun is probably the best part of being human - as an ISR instructor I tend to focus on the what ifs and did you knows; but I really just want your child to be skilled in the water so the can have fun in the water safely!!

So … If you are headed on vacation this holiday season be sure to pack bright colored swim wear! It will help you identify your child quickly in a crowd and will also make them easier to see in the water!

11/20/2023

Day 20 - the holidays are just around the corner and with that comes family gathers, lots and lots of fun activities and lots of people being around us. When large groups of people gather it is common to think - oh someone is watching the kids, they are fine.

This Holiday season I urge you to be aware of the water in your surroundings. Just because it’s cooler outside doesn’t mean that pond isn’t interesting or the hot tub doesn’t look like the best place to be.

Little ones are curious and 2/3s of drownings happen during non swim times. Keep an eye out for water and have a wonderful Holiday!!

Nobody provides constant eyes on supervision of their toddlers while they’re watching TV, sleeping, or building blocks. Every toddler breaks rules, tests limits, and explores.

Drowning remains the leading cause of death for kids 1-4.

A few trends:

Drowning often happens in residential pools at non-swim times.

The kids that wander to the water’s edge do not stop to think: “hey wait, let me get my floatie.”

Many, many of the children that reached the water alone did wear a floatation device for fun during swim times.

Loving, attentive, amazing parents lose their kids daily to drowning in this country.

We’ve never come across a family that thought this would ever happen to them.

Knowing and sharing this info is a start…

Remember, drowning happens to the family but it also happens to the kids.

Give kids skills, the same way you give them car seats. This is one more layer of protection that the child can take with them wherever they go.

11/20/2023

11/19/2023

Day 18 - During a session I will hear 2 questions, from at least 1 parent -

1 - Don’t babies instinctually know how to float?

2 - How does my child know how to hold their breath?

It is not instinctual but ISR uses behavioral training to positively reinforce correct behaviors and voilà - your child has mastered a new skills like breath control or buoyancy!

11/17/2023

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11/12/2023

Day 11&12 - Sorry for no day 11, my baby brother got married and we spent the day in the presence of their love! Congrats Sam and Mikaela!!

When I teach swim lessons I am not only teaching children how to swim. I teach them how to be independent and confident. One of the ways I help teach independent by having students walk into the swimming area instead of being carried into the area. By allowing the child to walk they are being a part of the process to choose to come to lessons and to choose to enter the water with me. The first couple of days the child usually is unsure why they would want to keep coming to me but soon they are walking in all by themselves and are so excited.

This little one below was one of my first students of the day and she would sit and wait with me until the life guard was ready for us to get in the pool. She always asked to go first before her sister and then cheered her sister on. Knowing when to give space so your child can grow is often hard - but it’s amazing how much they learn and how quickly when they have a little independence!