Karen Kaufman, MD

Dear Judy,

We have seen such a transformation in Alex’s confidence and motor skills since beginning swim lessons with you. When we began swim lessons Alex was 20 months. I enrolled him with the intention of getting him comfortable with water since he seemed quite afraid and timid when we were around pools. Now, he’s almost three years old and swimming is truly his favorite activity. The fact that he also has water survival skills has put everyone at ease when we’re all in the water.

I didn’t know what to expect during the six weeks of private training lessons, but it was literally like a light switch going on when I saw how excited Alex became around water and pools. We just spent 10 days in Mexico and he was swimming from morning until evening, exploring the water independently and with total enthusiasm. What a gift it was to have enrolled him in your classes.

Aside from the joy of swimming and the changes I’ve noticed with his ability to jump, dive, climb in and out of a pool by himself, I’ve also seen the value of the survival skills taught by Infant Aquatics.

While swimming at a hotel pool last summer, Alex slipped on the edge and fell in. A man sitting nearby jumped out of his lounge chair to go in and save Alex. By the time he got into the water, Alex had made his way to the top and was floating on his back. I was so proud of him for knowing what to do and the man was so impressed that a two year old knew how to help himself in the water.

We are so grateful to you and your method of teaching. I really trusted your process, and Alex is a great swimmer because of it. I didn’t believe that he could go from trepidation and holding on to me tightly whenever we went swimming to a boy who now jumps into the water with total exuberance.

We now have a three month old daughter, and I look forward to enrolling her in your lessons.