I'm about to start my third week of ISR lessons with Wendy for my 1 year old son. Wendy is so knowledgeable and knows her clients well. She is focused on teaching my son throughout the whole lesson while also balancing explaining things to me as she does them. I was very nervous for these lessons and her demeanor has brought a lot of relief! My son is becoming less tense in the water and showing progress! read more

My one year old daughter took Wendy's 6 weeks ISR last summer, and was fully able to float and swim to the side of the pool by the end. Not only is she so much safer around water, but loves swimming and is always excited to go swim. We are following up with the refresher course this spring. I highly recommend Wendy if you want your child to learn to swim and learn life saving skills around water! read more

Too chatty. My son was fully underwater and she wasn't paying attention at all. He panicked; he was 2. He LOVED going to swim until this moment. Today, now 4 years old, and he is still afraid of water. I guess she taught him that. I'm not sure what is in the metal thermos, but she was shaky, and completely almost drowned my kid. He came up blowing water out of his nose, shaking, red and screaming. He only came up because I said LOOK! He needs you!! It took 2 years for me to write this. Im still so furious. I heard she closed down and was so relieved. Guess she came back. Im writing this for other parents. Dont chat, keep all focus on your child. This isn't about amusing her during her job, but teaching our babies how to survive. I hate myself for talking to her at all. She is also very gossipy about the other parents. I truly couldn't believe it. 1. I dont care 2. We are all paying you. And I should have written this sooner. read more

My daughter took lessons for years and nothing fit for her. She loses trust very easily, and struggles with things that she is not great at. After two weeks both my kids were begging to go to swim with Wendy. Naturally they cried the first week or so, but after trust was established the kids did amazing. We cannot thank Wendy enough and recommend her to all our friends. read more

ISR Wendy Kegley - Swimming Lessons/Schools Near Me

I can't say enough wonderful things about Wendy, our ISR swim instructor! My son has made incredible progress under her guidance, and we couldn't be happier with the results. 100/100 I will rate read more

ISR Wendy Kegley - As you can see he's enjoying his big kicks he's just learnt - Swimming Lessons/Schools Near Me

For someone that used to teach swim growing up take my advice !! ISR Wendy Kegley is the way to go. The training that she has received as well as the years and babies and children she has worked with and taught is well beyond my experience I learned in a week at the Y. My daughter was 6 months old when I brought her to Wendy she taught her to float in 4 weeks! -First week she cried a lot , swallowed water at times would even spit up sometimes but she was learning! -Second week half way through she started to calm down and relax and understand what Wendy was teaching her with her head adjustments. -third week she was teaching her how to come from a flip to a rescue float (so important if she were to fall in) -forth week she was able to get her to a rescue float as well as added clothes for weight so if she were to fall in with clothe she could survive and float!! This is about safety people preventing drownings and in 4 weeks!! Let's Fast Forward to 1 year my daughter is 18 months and has learned to walk and ready to learn to swim ! I call Wendy because her body is developed and ready to learn the skill to swim! We are at week 4 again!! She is able to go from a float to swimming back to a float again , my daughter can swim and she's not even 2 years old yet. She doesn't cry , she smiles with confidence ! If only I could express how great-full I am for the peace of mind and for what Wendy has done for my daughter and myself. She is a kind soul, friendly to every person she comes across as well as every child that she comes across. She is such a honest person who is really passionate about children learning to swim and being safe . If theres any advice I can give to you it would be to call Wendy and set your swim lessons today you will not regret it and your child will learn to swim! read more

ISR Wendy Kegley - Week 4 of lessons with added weight so she can learn how to float with cloths on ( so important ) - Swimming Lessons/Schools Near Me

When we decided to look for swim lessons for our daughter, we knew we wanted someone who was reliable, understanding, caring and, most importantly, someone who loved what they did. We stumbled upon Miss Wendy and are super happy. After the first year, our daughter learned how to roll and float and we went back this year and she is learning how to swim ! This will be the BEST investment for us as a family. We recommend Wendy ISR 100% read more

ISR Wendy Kegley - Swimming Lessons/Schools Near Me

Wendy is a swim guru! We enrolled our daughter at 6 months and by the end of the series, our daughter was floating! We had such a great experience that we enrolled our daughter in a new series at 18 months when she was walking. She is four weeks into her series and is holding her breath, swimming to the edge, and floating to get a breath of air when needed. We are blown away. Wendy has wonderful techniques. She starts with foundational skills and builds upon them as the child masters them. I have been teaching for ten years and love her philosophy on swimming (which she fully educates you on prior to enrolling your child). She is consistent with her techniques, and has so much knowledge, which she is transparent about because she wants you as the parent to know too. *Quick story: Our daughter was crying at the beginning of the second series. This is very normal, but Wendy took the time during a lesson to get her comfortable. Since then, our daughter has been so excited to jump in the water. Although this isn't the norm that kids don't cry when exercising new muscles, I share this to show Wendy's love for her students. She is truly a gift and she will not only bless you but your family as well. read more

ISR Wendy Kegley - Wendy is so great with the kids! - Swimming Lessons/Schools Near Me

We had an amazing experience with Wendy! when signing up I was fully aware that it can be harder for parents than the kids. In my opinion, the benefits of my child knowing how to flip over and float, far more outweigh the anxiety of sitting through the lessons. Wendy sends out detailed instructions on what to expect and I trust her fully with my daughter. After a few lessons my daughter was excited to go to swim with teacher Wendy! It's so cool to see what our kids are able to do and learn and I'm so proud of my daughter and so thankful we found Wendy! read more

ISR Wendy Kegley - Swimming Lessons/Schools Near Me

Wendy is an incredible ISR instructor. She is patient, organized, and incredibly professional. Ive had my daughter enrolled with her for almost a year now, started when she was a year old. What she has learned and accomplished in the water is amazing. As a mom with a pool I feel so comfortable now knowing my daughter could save herself in the water. Also starting at such a young age is a confidence booster for her knowing that she can swim at such a young age. I would recommend Wendy over and over. read more

Swimming with Wendy through ISR has been great. I am confident my son is safe in and around the water thanks to Wendy and he's only 2 years old. When our infant is ready we will also enroll him in lessons with Wendy. If you're considering taking lessons, I highly recommend lessons through ISR with Wendy. She's great with the kids and with her experience you can be sure you will see amazing results! My son loves swimming :) read more

Coach Wendy-thoughts from my two boys (4,2)- "she is the best swimmer in the whole world - and I love that she taught me tricks of how to swim and I loved my lessons" - "I love that she taught me how to swim" My two boys enjoyed going to their lessons everyday- it's truly amazing the skills they learn and confidence it builds. Coach Wendy is one of a kind. Thank you! read more

Peace of mind, the most important outcome. We enrolled our 2 year old for a 7 week course with Wendy and what we experienced was a foundation for our toddler to be safe around water, a skill with immeasurable value. Over the course of those weeks, our toddler went from being timid and wreck-less around water, to floating and enjoying. We can't keep him out! Was it easy to watch? Absolutely not. The learning curve can be steep for some, while others seemed to naturally catch on more quickly. Ours was probably somewhere down the middle. He screamed every time he got in the pool at first and then something clicked and watching my tiny 2 year old floating for minutes at a time, I could feel my own fear lifting, he was 'getting it' Wendy is a professional. While it can be uncomfortable to see our babies seemingly in distress during those first weeks, my husband and I NEVER, not for one moment, thought he was unsafe. I trust her instincts as a teacher and believed in the process. Wendy makes gentle but firm corrections and everything is with the intention of teaching your child to be safe and to survive if they ever find themselves in a water emergency. Her calm and confident demeanor translates to a calm and confident child if you give it time. Even though our kiddo would cry during his floats, he was always excited to get out of the car, to play with the toys around the pool and the tears stopped immediately after he was done and back to the toys. He would talk about Wendy at the end of the day 'Wendyyyyy, kick, float, kick, float' and we realized our perception that he was miserable was quite frankly skewed. The tears are frustration of learning something new, something that is uncomfortable and against our instincts. But those tears soon turned to smiles and confidence with what he was learning. I have seen my own nieces and nephews go through summer after summer of swim classes and while they enjoy the pool, they still can't float. When my family sees our little one practicing his starfish in between jumping and playing and kicking with us they realize the immense return of what we experienced with Wendy. While you can say ISR might not be for you, it seems too intense, I encourage everyone to re-consider and couldn't recommend Wendy more. read more

Wendy has helped both of my boys learn the strategies to survive in water if they ever are in that situation. She is calm, loving, and patient with my kids. We continue to come back to brush up on their skills. I highly recommend her! read more

ISR Wendy Kegley - Swimming Lessons/Schools Near Me

She was extremely cold and barely engaged with my son or us. I know ISR is supposed to be a serious form of learning safety and she has back to back clients, but my 19 month old did not trust her as she did not build any rapport and it caused more trauma than anything. I would definitely meet the teacher before signing up for any sort of class like this to see if it is a good fit. When I messaged that we would not be returning she did not even respond, my husband doesn't even think she knew our kids name. First time parenting mistake for sure! read more

I've been doing ISR for 4 years with my son. I started with another teacher for the first 3 years and switched to Wendy this year. It was my son's 4th year of ISR and my daughter's first year. I was a bit concerned because we loved our old teacher but she was too far from us, and last year I tried to switch my son to a closer teacher and had a horrible experience. I have to say that I LOVE Wendy. She is very professional, organized (partly thanks to Megan who is amazing) and connects with the kids. She also has the most amazing pool and let's the kids play in the Baja before and after their lessons. I would 100% recommend her to anyone! And we will continue with her for the years to come. read more

My 3 year old was scared of water. He hated bath time and was not a fan of pools. Ever since he started lessons with Wendy he loves swimming and even baths time if fun for him. My daughter previously completed the program with Wendy. Even though she has an excellent float and can swim she asked to go back to lessons with Wendy just because she misses her. read more

We highly recommend Wendy for ISR lessons. She instructed our 17 month year old for 6 weeks and each week we saw huge improvements leading up to passing his float test. read more

ISR classes are not for the weak hearted parent and I definitely don't think I'm too soft on my 2yo. but when an instructor is working with children, part of child development or even in adult learning is to adjust the lesson to be less aggressive if the student is not being receptive. My daughter had 2 lessons and she cried and called for me and you have to look away. That is expected and you grin and bear it because the instructor assures you this is just a phase. Well by the third lesson my daughter was not ready to learn. Wendy tried really hard to get my daughter's neck straight so she could float and my daughter fought her. She's a toddler, putting both hands on both sides of her neck to get it straight and lift her chin looked horrific as a parent as my daughter was flailing in the water. It was the longest 10 minutes of my life! My daughter swallowed water and vomited. It all comes with the territory apparently as you're trying to fight natural instinct to try and sit up. What I was not expecting to be part of the lesson was to find red pressure and friction marks from the force used to straighten my daughters neck on my daughter's body! No, not my child. I can't have that happen to her again. My daughter is strong willed and she might need more lessons but she doesn't need that kind of force. I'm sure I'll find another ISR instructor who can adjust the hard driven schedule to complete the objective without using force. read more

We have done 2 sessions of ISR starting at 6 months old and I am so grateful for Wendy for helping my little one learn this important life saving skill. In my opinion, it is so important to learn this skill even if you don't have a pool at home. Makes me feel a lot safer with my little one around any body of water. Thank you Wendy!! read more

I knew I wanted to put my daughter in swim classes but I wasn't sure where to begin. Wendy came highly recommended in a local mom group. I am extremely glad I chose her. Wendy was able to adjust to my daughter's needs and get her floating by the end of the 6 weeks! It was hard at first to see my daughter whining every class but in the end, it was all worth it. read more

I am so glad I made the decision to enroll my 17 month old in ISR lessons with Wendy! In only a few weeks she has gotten my daughter much more comfortable in the water and is almost able to float on her back all on her own. Wendy is professional and trustworthy and I know Ellie is safe while in the pool with her. I definitely recommend! read more

We absolutely love Mrs. Wendy! We have completed two sessions with her to teach my son the skills he needs to save his life should he ever find himself in the water without my husband or myself. His first session was at 9m and I was absolutely amazed at how quickly he picked up the floating skills Mrs. Wendy was teaching him as a part of his ISR training. He completed his second session with her at 18m and learned how to do the swim/float/swim sequence. Mrs. Wendy did such an amazing job teaching our baby life saving skills and how to have fun in the water! read more

Wendy is a phenomenal instructor who is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about what she does. My son was floating at 6 months and is now swimming at 3 years old. I cannot recommend ISR with Wendy enough. I truly believe it is a must with families who have pools read more

We couldn't be happier with our swim experience with Wendy. She is extremely knowledgeable about ISR and really eases worried parents minds. I felt so comfortable having my 2 year old son learn in the water with Wendy. He has picked up the skills quickly and I feel so much more comfortable with summer approaching and time spent at the pool. We have also learned a lot about ISR and swim safety too! We will be continuing lessons with Wendy and would highly recommend to other parents!!! read more

I can't thank Wendy enough for giving my daughter the skills to swim and to survive if she was to ever fall in the pool. We have completed three rounds with Wendy. My daughter was 10 mos when we started our first sessions. She cried almost every day but Wendy maintained a calm and professional demeanor throughout each session. During our last session my daughter was so excited to work with Wendy and couldn't wait to get in the water with her. My daughter turned 2 in July and she is now swimming independently and has the skill and knowledge to float when she gets tired. In the beginning ISR can be hard from a parents perspective but once you see what is accomplished in just a few short weeks you realize what an important life saving skill your child is being taught. I would highly recommend Wendy to anyone with small children. read more

I highly recommend Wendy for ISR! She is patient and I feel very comfortable having her work with my son! I also learned a lot from her and feel grateful she shares her knowledge to help keep the babies safe. We are excited to go back for our refresher lessons. read more

Teacher Wendy is an amazing teacher she has both of my daughters floating. One of the hardest things to watch but dang does she do a good job and reassures us that they will get the hang of it. My first daughter was a breeze. My second daughter not so much. 2 back to back sessions because she was a fighter and could not keep her body still and flat. Now i have a 14 month old that can float perfectly and can save her self anytime something were to happen. We will bring all of our children to teacher Wendy. read more

We heard about ISR from a friend in Tennessee who was raving about the program and life saving technique. I quickly looked up instructors in our area and found Wendy. My daughter started last summer at 8 months and learned how to float to save herself! This summer she came back for more and now can perform a swim float sequence to swim to the wall and save herself if she was in a water emergency. Wendy is amazing at what she does and to see the progress my daughter has made makes me want to tell everyone they need to take a session with her. My favorite quote I have heard her say and it is true is, " would you rather hear them cry for a few minutes during their lesson, or potentially never hear them cry again due to an emergency." The gift of safety I have given my daughter is worth SOO much. Sign your child up today with teacher Wendy. You won't regret it. I love the fact that she is truly water safe and that I can say that after just the first session unlike other swim programs. read more

ISR Wendy Kegley - ISR Swim Lesson - Swimming Lessons/Schools Near Me

Amazing experience! It was hard to watch at first but when my bg got into her rhythm....she was amazing. She mastered floating within 5 days and turning into a swim so quickly. She will be graduating on time even though we missed 1.5 week of classes. Wendy was very professional and her communication is impeccable. Thank you for a great experience Wendy! We look forward to continuing classes with you! read more

Both my boys are fully skilled in both survival and swimming, in fact their fish. WENDY was extremely communicative throughout the entire six weeks that my boys were in lessons. It was definitely a rough beginning because just as all the other students that I observed, my boys cried too. Eventually their tears turned into laughter by the end of our session with WENDY. I highly recommend ISR Wendy K for every child that is not yet skilled with survival swimming capabilities should they experience a water emergency. read more

I really like Wendy. Although, my son doesn't like to swim (neither do I), I'm so grateful that we have Wendy to teach him the basic skills to try to save himself if he accidentally falls into my sister's pool. He's made so much progress since he started taking ISR 7 months ago. Because of the ISR skills that Wendy is teaching him, I sleep more soundly at night. read more

Before becoming a mom, I knew I wanted to do ISR. There was no other option for me... water safety is such a huge priority because drowning IS preventable but happens way too often. I found Wendy via ISR's website because she was local to me and had great reviews. I'm not going to lie, my 2 year old son ended up crying all 6 weeks, but HE KNOWS HOW TO FLOAT AND SWIM. The relief I have to know my son can save himself if he accidentally fell in is HUGE! As Wendy said "he's crying... but if he was alone outside in the pool floating because he fell in...you want to hear him..." finally in the last week, he has turned a corner and the crying is less and the resistance to the lessons has gotten better. I am so happy I chose to do this vs traditional swim lessons. I didn't want to waste 2 summers of him "learning to swim" when he could do this in 6 weeks! I strongly urge all parents to spend the money (it ends up being more expensive with traditional lessons anyhow with how much time it takes) because your child's life is PRICELESS! Thank you Ms.Wendy! read more

My husband and I are so thankful for signing our daughter up for ISR lessons with Wendy. As other reviews have mentioned, it is difficult to watch your child cry for the short 10 min lessons, but by the time our daughter graduated the program, she was able to float unassisted for several minutes in the pool, learned how to turn herself around in the water to float on her back, and even swim a few feet to a step and pull her head out of the water to safety. Our extended family was skeptical of the process and thought it was unnecessary to put our daughter through these lessons, but the safety of my daughter comes first, and knowing that if she falls into a body of water, she will know how to save herself is so worth the time, money and struggles in the beginning of the lessons. Wendy clarifies that most children cry and are not a fan of these lessons in the beginning and you do start to see your child become more comfortable with the lessons as they progress, with less to even no crying by the end of the few weeks of lessons. More importantly, when we practice the techniques at home, there is zero crying and it has almost become fun for our daughter to practice what she has learned. You have to take into consideration that these lessons are performed in a new/strange environment with a strange person. Knowing that, it is easy to understand why your child will be more upset in the lessons as opposed to practicing at home. Overall, I would highly recommend Wendy and plan on signing our next baby up for lessons as well! read more

Wow! Just wow! What started out with a tough week one, just because it was a little hard to hear my little one crying, but I knew to push through because safety and survival has always been my priority for my little one. By week two the crying had changed to a meek whine and the progress was incredible, my 14 mo. Old was floating on her own. The final 4 weeks went by so quickly because the skills my daughter was learning we're truly mind blowing for such a young toddler. Wendy was patient, playful when needed, always maintained an open dialogue with me to keep me informed about what she was teaching my little one and why. My child has never been in floaties, can now float independently, and she's even swimming! We will continue our ISR journey with Wendy for years to come. No one comes with as much training, knowledge and support from her corporate medical team if needed to ensure all lessons taught safely and effectively. Wendy is the best!!! read more