Merritt Island Swim School

Have a Safe and Happy Easter Weekend!

Posted by admin | On: Mar 30 2013 | Comments (0)
Wishing you all a Safe and Happy Easter Weekend from Miss Ginger @ MI Swim School! Don’t forget to include water safety as part of your weekend festivities at the beach and around the pool! According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

ISR on Fox 35 News

Posted by admin | On: Mar 28 2013 | Comments (0)
Did you catch ISR on Fox 35 news last night?  Here is the feature on ISR Self-Rescue™ Swimming Lessons in case you missed it!  ISR lessons teach infants and children how to swim,  in addition to Aquatic Self-Rescue skills that can and do save lives!  These...

March Discounts

Posted by admin | On: Mar 14 2013 | Comments (0)
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Survival Swimming vs. Traditional Swimming Lessons

Posted by admin | On: Mar 13 2013 | Comments (0)
Children must learn to swim. Experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics agree that formal swimming lessons reduce drowning risk for children. But, what’s the real difference between survival swimming and traditional...

Dangers of using Flotation Devices

Posted by admin | On: Mar 13 2013 | Comments (0)
Inflatable flotation devices such as vests, water wings, rafts, and tubes can give a false sense of security in the water and are not effective in protecting a child from drowning.  ISR lessons can teach children as young as 6 months old how to roll from face...

Discounts Available For a Limited Time!

Posted by admin | On: Jan 11 2013 | Comments (5)
Due to the beautiful weather forecast, I’m resuming lessons this month (January) at a discounted rate for new and current students. The pool will be heated to 86+ degrees. Availability is extremely limited, so call or e-mail ASAP to reserve your time slot. There...

Resolve to Be Safe Around the Water

Posted by admin | On: Jan 11 2013 | Comments (0)
Parents Magazine shared “10 New Year’s Resolutions Your Kids Made” with fun goals readers’ children promised to accomplish in 2013. From “learn something new” to “always have fun,” these kids had great ideas that inspired us to share our own resolution...

Winter Water Safety Tips

Posted by admin | On: Dec 07 2012 | Comments (0)
Infant Swimming Resource (www.infantswim.com), the safest provider of self-rescue swimming lessons for babies and toddlers from six months to six years old, announces the following winter water safety tips to help families protect their young children as they travel...

How Does It Feel to Have Succeeded? By Dr. Harvey Barnett

Posted by admin | On: May 24 2012 | Comments (0)
Eighteen-year-old Harvey Barnett was a head lifeguard and a professional surfer preparing to head off to a Division 1 school for swimming. But what he saw one day after coming home from work forever changed his life. “When I got to my parents’ home, a bomb...

Why are ISR Lessons 10 minutes per day, 5 days per week?

Posted by admin | On: May 24 2012 | Comments (1)
1-yr-old, 4th lesson Teaching your child aquatic survival skills is a cumulative process. It is similar to putting together pieces of a puzzle. Each individual part of the process is taught and as a skill is  mastered, the next skills is introduced, which builds...