Meet Ms. Max

Swimming has been a passion of mine for my entire life. I have always been around the pool, as a competitive swimmer, a coach, a lifeguard, an instructor, and a spectator to my daughter's team. My goal is for other families to share in the joy of being in the water together, feeling as comfortable, confident and safe as my family does!

Not only do I love swimming but I am passionate about children and their learning behaviors. I believe watching a child grow and progress is one of the most rewarding things in life. This passion stems not only from my personal experience as a parent, but also from my educational background in Child Development. I'm excited to connect with the families of my community. I am passionate about ISR's mission that "Not One More Child Drowns," and I can't wait to be the change that could save a child's life.

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FAQs
How can you teach babies and young children to swim?
ISR instructors teach infants to swim by honoring each child's individual strengths and experiences. They understand the fundamentals of the behavioral sciences, child development and of sensori-motor learning as it relates to the acquisition of aquatic survival skills; they use this education to guide each child through the sequence of learning to swim and float.
Why don’t parents participate in the water during the lessons?
We do not want the baby to initially associate the water with the love, attention, and affection of the parent while in the water. Also, it takes incredible concentration and objectivity to teach the baby how to respond to an aquatic emergency and our experience shows that parents often find it too difficult to be objective to be effective teachers with their own children in the water. We gladly invite parents to join us in the pool once their child has independent skills to practice at home.
If more frequent but shorter lessons are better, then why don’t you teach 7 days/week?
Everyone needs a little break from learning to process the information and in this case to give muscles a chance to recover. In addition, you need to be able to spend time with your family, as does your instructor. Weekends are family time. Periodically, if weather or other issues have cause lessons to be canceled for numerous days, your instructor may choose to offer make-up lessons on a weekend. This is strictly up to the instructor and based on the availability of parents.
I hear you say your priority is survival skills. Will my child learn to actually swim?
Yes. At ISR, we believe that part of survival for a child who can walk is swimming. Children learn the swim-float-swim sequence so that they could get themselves to safety. The difference in our program is that they will learn swimming AND survival skills and how to be an aquatic problem solver.

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