EMILY SCHROEDER
I grew up in Fishers, Indiana and swimming has always been a huge part of my life. I remember living at the pool in the summers as a child, and not wanting to lose any attention to my sister, I mimic everything she did during her swim lessons. I went on to join Southeastern Swim Club and swam for the Royals until college where I competed for Denison University- Go Big Red! After working at a nonprofit for a 4 years and earning my Masters in Nonprofit Management, I stumbled across ISR while searching for lessons for a boy I was nannying. Upon further research and watching a few of Yiwen's lessons, I was hooked.
ALYSSA NEIDER
Alyssa first learned of Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) when she took her daughter to the local community pool where she then lived in Hawaii and saw a child the same age as her daughter doing the swim, float, swim. Alyssa asked the mom of the little boy questions of where he learned how to swim like that at such a young age, and it was then the mom of the little boy explained to her about ISR. Colbie, then began ISR lessons a few short weeks later, has since completed ISR swim lessons successfully and continues to attend maintenance lessons. Alyssa was so amazed by the lessons she quickly began to research to see if there were any instructors near her hometown of Middleton, WI. Alyssa found that there was only one instructor in the entire state of Wisconsin and it was about a two hour drive from her hometown. At that moment Alyssa knew she wanted to inquire about becoming a certified ISR Instructor and fulfilling the mission of ISR that "Not One More Child Drowns." Alyssa completed her 8 weeks of ISR training in Dallas, TX to become a certified ISR Instructor. Alyssa has recently relocated back to Middleton after moving from Hawaii to provide ISR lessons to the Madison and surrounding cities as well as Texas, Washington, DC & Arizona. Alyssa was an Army Wife as her husband, Tim, retired after serving in the Army on Active Duty for the last 20+ years. When not instructing ISR lessons, Alyssa loves to spend time with her husband Tim and 6 year old daughter, Colbie. Alyssa enjoys running, taking her daughter to all the different activities she participates in and playing with her two weimaraners. Alyssa loves meeting new people, and educating them about the Infant Swimming Resource Program. Alyssa looks forward to working with your little ones and teaching them ISR Self-RescueTM skills as well as a lifelong love for the water. |
YIWEN FUNG
Growing up in Texas, water activities were our first choice of fun especially in the summer. When I first saw a news story of ISR, I was still young and single. It left such a huge impression on me that I knew it was a gift my future children should have.
After my daughter was born in California in '05, I searched high and low for the program. To my surprise, in a state known for swimming pools and beaches, there were no instructors. After moving to Indiana in 2006, I was fortunate to find Barb. During my daughter's lessons, my husband and I were amazed by her progress and skills she was able to accomplish. It was then that I realized it was such an important skill for all children and became certified as an ISR instructor the same year. As parents, we try to control as much as we can so that we can keep our little ones safe. Unfortunately, we are not able to control everything. Why not give our children the ability to take care of themselves when that "split second" of "something" happens. My younger daughter was born in 2010, and she was trained when she turned 7-months-old. I am always amazed watching the little babies roll over, float and rest. What a great experience it was to have Barb teach both of my girls the ISR skills. I can't think of anything else I would rather do with my life than teaching children aquatic Self-Rescue (TM) skills. It has been and will continue to be the most rewarding work I do. There is no such thing as 'Drown-proofing' a child but drowning is preventable. ISR lessons is an added layer of protection when all the other layers fail. Why I Do What I Do...
Their safety and well-being means the world to me. Whoever says you can't buy back time is absolutely correct, but because they have these aquatic survival skills, we were able to buy them some time should they ever have a mishap. Swimming and floating is just a part of them. It's not a skill that they have to think about doing, it's just something that they do when they need it.
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ISR & Water Safety InformationIf you are interested in learning more, please feel free to contact us. We are happy to come and speak to Mom's groups, doctor's offices, etc. to educate people about drowning prevention, water safety, and ISR lessons.
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