INFANT SWIMMING LESSONS AND POOL FENCES

I was certified as an infant swimming instructor in 2001. I had taken a leave of absence from my elementary school teaching position when my son was born in 2000. We built a swimming pool and I was determined to have all of my bases covered with regards to pool safety. The first thing we did was enroll my son, Brady, in Infant Swimming Resource lessons. When the pool deck was completed we also had a pool safety fence installed. I then decided to become an instructor and to promote pool safety.

One of the first questions that I ask every single family that inquires about swimming lessons is 'DO YOU HAVE A POOL SAFETY FENCE?" I also ask whether any other caregiver has a pool and whether that pool has a pool fence. Parents often tend to forget that accidents can happen at anyone's house - grandparents, uncles and aunts, etc. Many of my students were brought to me because they had already fallen into the pool. These parents will tell you time and time again that they did not hear a sound. They turned around and their child was sinking to the bottom of the pool. I instruct every client to enroll their child in swimming lessons as well as having a Pool Guard safety fence installed. Even after completing the swimming lessons a child could slip and hit their head while playing beside the pool. You just never know. You can never be too cautious with your most precious possession. All of the swimming instructors in my area promote pool safety fences. We have worked with parents who have lost a child due to a drowning. These parents wish every single day that they had taken every safety precaution that was available.

As distributors of Pool Guard pool fences Brian and I try our very best to educate parents on the importance of installing a pool safety fence. As distributors of Pool Guard we know that we're installing the safest pool fence available. Drowning prevention -- that is what we're all about.

Submitted by:

Kathy & Brian Rolison
Pool Guard of North Florida