Local Business Spotlight: My Safe Swimmer
A personal reflection on My Safe Swimmer, the ISR program that has given our family peace of mind since 2023, and why every Arizona family with young children should consider infant survival swimming. Not affiliated with My Safe Swimmer, just a grateful client.
Our family has been working with Colleen Haas at My Safe Swimmer since 2023 and plan to keep doing for as long as we have kids in her coaching age range. When it comes to water safety and infant survival swimming, we can’t imagine a better option than ISR and Colleen.
Why ISR Matters to Our Family
Water safety is personal for our family. My stepmother lost her son in a drowning accident, and his story has been part of our family for as long as I’ve known her. You don’t forget something like that. It shapes the way you think about pools, kids, and those quick moments when you assume everything is fine.
Honoring my late brothers memory is one of the reasons we take water safety so seriously. It’s why we chose ISR, and why we talk about it with anyone who has young kids.
Why We Love Colleen and My Safe Swimmer
Colleen isn’t just teaching kids to swim. She’s teaching survival skills through Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) techniques. These aren’t casual swim lessons. They’re intensive, focused sessions designed to teach children as young as six months old how to save themselves if they fall into water.
Colleen has taught thousands of children over the years. Her professionalism, patience, and expertise are unmatched. She knows how to work with scared kids, hesitant parents, and every personality in between.
Our Experience Since 2023
We started working with Colleen in 2023 after a connection through a family friend. Watching our kiddos learn to float, breathe, and navigate water safely has been one of the most important investments we’ve made as parents. Our kids love the water, and their ability to pick right up where they left off after a long period of not swimming shocks us everytime. The consistent and repetitive format of the lessons, paired with Colleens ability to adjust to what each kid needs to thrive, leads to these skills becoming second nature for them.
A Word About Pool Safety
ISR is critical, but it’s not the only layer of protection. Pool fences save lives. If you have a pool, install a proper barrier fence with a self-closing, self-latching gate.
My background in engineering has taught me to plan for worst-case scenarios. In software, that means anticipating failures and building redundant safeguards. With pools and children, the same principle applies, we need to assume drowning is always possible and build multiple layers of protection. Good prevention requires vigilance, proper training, and physical barriers.
Why I’m Sharing This
I run a web development business, not a water safety advocacy group. But some things matter more than business. If you’re a parent in Queen Creek, Gilbert, San Tan Valley, or anywhere in the East Valley with young children, I encourage you to look into ISR.
Visit My Safe Swimmer and talk to Colleen. She’s professional, experienced, and deeply committed to keeping Arizona kids safe. If you aren’t close enough to work with Colleen, visit the ISR Instructor Locator to find an instructor near you.
Child drowning doesn’t have to happen. Let’s do everything we can to prevent it.
Disclaimer: This is a personal endorsement based on our family’s experience. I have no financial relationship with My Safe Swimmer beyond being a grateful client. Thanks for all you do Colleen! See you next season!