One Important Distinction Between ISR And Other Swimming Programs Is Our Emphasis On Safety During The Lessons As ISR Is Committed To Providing the Safest and Most Efficient Lessons Possible,
There are numerous safety protocols in place to protect our students before, during and after lessons.
Through extensive instructor education and strict adherence to these safety protocols, ISR has provided over 7 million safe and effective lessons since 1969.
The ISR
Registration Process
Each child is required to go through the ISR Registration Process.
Your child’s registration form will include details about his or her medical and aquatic history that are pertinent to the specialization of his or her lesson experience. This form will be reviewed by our Registration Evaluation Team (RET), a group of highly trained and experienced pediatric nurses and doctors who ensure that each lesson we offer will be the safest possible.
The RET may contact you for clarification or additional information regarding your child’s health. This is simply to ensure that your child’s lessons will be tailored to meet his/her specific needs.
ISR lessons employ the following protocols to ensure the safety and effectiveness of your child’s lessons:
Prior to each lesson, parents receive BUDS (bowel, urine, diet, sleep) forms. This sheet tracks the unique physiology of each child, and the information provided helps the Instructor to individualize each lesson for your child. The BUDS sheet helps to ensure a safe, efficient and individualized lesson every day.
ISR lessons are taught 10 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 4 to 6 weeks. The scheduling of this lesson sequence is based on many years of research, proving that teaching infants and young children in a one-on-one setting, in 10-minute increments, is the safest and most effective way to teach survival swimming.
In order to ensure a clean and safe environment for your child, parents will need to bring 3 towels to lessons each day. The towels will create a clean, dry surface for your child to lie on that will limit his or her exposure to the damp pool deck, which could potentially harbor germs.
ISR requires that the water temperature must be maintained between 78 degrees and 88 degrees during lessons. Below 78 degrees, students will lose body heat too rapidly and experience temperature fatigue quickly. Water temperature over 88 degrees can cause dehydration.