ISR Philadelphia in the News
Summer Safety: How to Protect Children from Drowning Risks FOX Weather with Katie Byrne, May 2023
FOX Weather's Katie Byrne reports on why it is helpful that children learn to swim as early as possible. The ISR self-rescue program teaches tots to survive in water. Featuring ISR's Barb Gorman, of Infant Swim Philly, her students and their parents sharing what they've learned.
All About Aquatic Safety by Samantha Bambino, Lower Bucks Times, January 18, 2020
On a daily basis for six weeks, Porcelli made a 40-minute trek with her son from Bucks County to Fort Washington in order to protect against one of the leading causes of death in children – drowning. [At that time] this was the closest location offering Infant Swim Resource, or ISR – the pioneer of survival swimming lessons for infants and young children. “It’s only a 10-minute lesson, so that’s a lot to have to drive 40 minutes and back, but it was probably my crowning achievement as a mom,” Porcelli said. “I felt like seeing him do these skills and learning to save himself as a tiny little 8-month old was incredible. It was so worth it.” ...
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, July 4, 2014
Featuring four ISR Infant Swim Philly students: 8 month old Quinn, fully skilled in Roll-Back-to-Float in street clothing; Lukas, age 4, a graduate, and his sister Kylie, 18 months, finishing up her lessons; and Luca, 23 months, fully skilled and swimming in fall clothes.
Water Babies Would You Let Your Tot Try Survival Swimming? NBC's Today Show with Jenna Wolfe in New York, June 26, 2014
ISR Self-Rescue program teaches tots to survive in water. Featuring ISR's Infant Swim Philly students and parents sharing what they've learned.
Survival Training Meets Six-Month-Olds In The Pool, Philadelphia's KYW News Radio 1060, June 27, 2014
Reporter Ian Bush interviews instructor Barb Gorman and her clients about ISR Self-Rescue®.
Water Survival, The Intelligencer, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, August 29, 2010
Infant Swimming Resource is an innovative educational program that teaches Self-Rescue® skills to kids 6 months to 6 years old. "It's not an instead-of. It's an in-addition-to," says Barbara Gorman of Infant Swimming Resource, as her 7 month old daughter practices her float. It doesn't mean it's your child's responsibility to save themselves, but it's an added measure of safety, like seatbelts."
Can Your Toddler Float?, pressofAtlanticCity.com, New Jersey, June 24, 2009
The best hope to prevent toddlers from drowning might be the toddlers themselves. That's the idea behind a program aimed at teaching swimming skills to the youngest of children. "They maybe can't crawl or walk or talk, but if they can manipulate their legs, they can stay afloat," said Barbara Gorman, an instructor demonstrating the technique Tuesday at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's Life Center.
Infant Swimming Resource NBC Atlantic City Coverage, Egg Harbor Twp., News Channel 40 NBC, June 23, 2009
Summer's here and you know what that means, plenty of time to take a dip in the pool. But for babies and young children who don't know how to swim, the pool can be dangerous and even deadly. As a way to prevent accidental drowning, a program is now being offered locally that teaches babies the skills necessary to save their own life.
Teaching Babies How to Get Out of Trouble in Water, 6abc.com ACTION NEWS, WPVI-TV Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 23, 2009
Every years, about 300 children drown in swimming pools, and another 2,000 have to be hospitalized. In hopes of cutting that number, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center is offering infant and toddler self-rescue lessons this summer. The classes are being offered in conjunction with the Infant Swimming Resource Program. AtlantiCare is believed to be the first hospital or healthcare organization in the country to offer the program.
Drowning Prevention Tips for Kids, Health with Dr. Manny Alvarez on FOX 5 News, New York, June 3, 2009
With summer right around the corner, a lot of families will be going out to the beach or the pool. The question now: how young is too young to teach your children how to swim? "It's really never too young to learn how to swim. I found one program that is teaching kids younger than a year old how to learn to take things that could one day save their lives," says Dr. Manny Alvarez.
The Penn-Jersey Chapter of the NorthEast Spa and Pool Association (NESPA) Makes Significant Grant to the ISR Community of Caring, October, 2008
The grant will sponsor and scholarship ISR lessons for families who are in need of lessons in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey region of the United States.... Pete Lucey, a Director on the Penn Jersey Board, is giving Dr. Harvey Barnett and ISR Instructor Barbara Gorman a check from Penn-Jersey in the amount of $2,000 to be used for scholarships for ISR students who live in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.
Swimming to Safety, CBS 3 News, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 26, 2008
Opening the pool is a Memorial Day tradition, and it comes with a responsibility: keep the little ones safe. According to the National Safe Kids Campaign, drowning is the second leading cause of injury related deaths among children. But now a special class teaches infants and toddlers how to stay afloat or even swim to safety.
FOX Weather's Katie Byrne reports on why it is helpful that children learn to swim as early as possible. The ISR self-rescue program teaches tots to survive in water. Featuring ISR's Barb Gorman, of Infant Swim Philly, her students and their parents sharing what they've learned.
All About Aquatic Safety by Samantha Bambino, Lower Bucks Times, January 18, 2020
On a daily basis for six weeks, Porcelli made a 40-minute trek with her son from Bucks County to Fort Washington in order to protect against one of the leading causes of death in children – drowning. [At that time] this was the closest location offering Infant Swim Resource, or ISR – the pioneer of survival swimming lessons for infants and young children. “It’s only a 10-minute lesson, so that’s a lot to have to drive 40 minutes and back, but it was probably my crowning achievement as a mom,” Porcelli said. “I felt like seeing him do these skills and learning to save himself as a tiny little 8-month old was incredible. It was so worth it.” ...
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, July 4, 2014
Featuring four ISR Infant Swim Philly students: 8 month old Quinn, fully skilled in Roll-Back-to-Float in street clothing; Lukas, age 4, a graduate, and his sister Kylie, 18 months, finishing up her lessons; and Luca, 23 months, fully skilled and swimming in fall clothes.
Water Babies Would You Let Your Tot Try Survival Swimming? NBC's Today Show with Jenna Wolfe in New York, June 26, 2014
ISR Self-Rescue program teaches tots to survive in water. Featuring ISR's Infant Swim Philly students and parents sharing what they've learned.
Survival Training Meets Six-Month-Olds In The Pool, Philadelphia's KYW News Radio 1060, June 27, 2014
Reporter Ian Bush interviews instructor Barb Gorman and her clients about ISR Self-Rescue®.
Water Survival, The Intelligencer, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, August 29, 2010
Infant Swimming Resource is an innovative educational program that teaches Self-Rescue® skills to kids 6 months to 6 years old. "It's not an instead-of. It's an in-addition-to," says Barbara Gorman of Infant Swimming Resource, as her 7 month old daughter practices her float. It doesn't mean it's your child's responsibility to save themselves, but it's an added measure of safety, like seatbelts."
Can Your Toddler Float?, pressofAtlanticCity.com, New Jersey, June 24, 2009
The best hope to prevent toddlers from drowning might be the toddlers themselves. That's the idea behind a program aimed at teaching swimming skills to the youngest of children. "They maybe can't crawl or walk or talk, but if they can manipulate their legs, they can stay afloat," said Barbara Gorman, an instructor demonstrating the technique Tuesday at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's Life Center.
Infant Swimming Resource NBC Atlantic City Coverage, Egg Harbor Twp., News Channel 40 NBC, June 23, 2009
Summer's here and you know what that means, plenty of time to take a dip in the pool. But for babies and young children who don't know how to swim, the pool can be dangerous and even deadly. As a way to prevent accidental drowning, a program is now being offered locally that teaches babies the skills necessary to save their own life.
Teaching Babies How to Get Out of Trouble in Water, 6abc.com ACTION NEWS, WPVI-TV Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 23, 2009
Every years, about 300 children drown in swimming pools, and another 2,000 have to be hospitalized. In hopes of cutting that number, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center is offering infant and toddler self-rescue lessons this summer. The classes are being offered in conjunction with the Infant Swimming Resource Program. AtlantiCare is believed to be the first hospital or healthcare organization in the country to offer the program.
Drowning Prevention Tips for Kids, Health with Dr. Manny Alvarez on FOX 5 News, New York, June 3, 2009
With summer right around the corner, a lot of families will be going out to the beach or the pool. The question now: how young is too young to teach your children how to swim? "It's really never too young to learn how to swim. I found one program that is teaching kids younger than a year old how to learn to take things that could one day save their lives," says Dr. Manny Alvarez.
The Penn-Jersey Chapter of the NorthEast Spa and Pool Association (NESPA) Makes Significant Grant to the ISR Community of Caring, October, 2008
The grant will sponsor and scholarship ISR lessons for families who are in need of lessons in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey region of the United States.... Pete Lucey, a Director on the Penn Jersey Board, is giving Dr. Harvey Barnett and ISR Instructor Barbara Gorman a check from Penn-Jersey in the amount of $2,000 to be used for scholarships for ISR students who live in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.
Swimming to Safety, CBS 3 News, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 26, 2008
Opening the pool is a Memorial Day tradition, and it comes with a responsibility: keep the little ones safe. According to the National Safe Kids Campaign, drowning is the second leading cause of injury related deaths among children. But now a special class teaches infants and toddlers how to stay afloat or even swim to safety.
