meet your instructor

 My name is Tara Wilson!  I am a Jesus loving Mama of three and feel incredibly blessed to have the opportunity to serve the Cape Coral and surrounding areas as a Certified ISR Instructor!  Like all ISR Instructors, my passion and my mission is to see that "NOT ONE MORE CHILD DROWNS." 

While originally from Buffalo NY, I have lived in Florida for most of my life.  My husband and I have been married since 2003 and have three amazing children.  In addition to being a Certified ISR Instructor, CPR, First Aid and AED certified, I have a B.A. in Commercial Design and currently fill most of my day as a homeschool Mom to all three of my kiddos.      

I first came across ISR when my oldest was just over a year old.  He was a very energetic and busy boy who had no fear of the water.  I strive to be a proactive Mama and was determined to find a swim program that could give my child the independent skills to lay a solid foundation in  becoming a confident swimmer.  At the time I had no idea what 'Self-Rescue®' swimming skills were, but when I came across ISR's website, I knew this was the program I was looking for.  Through the years, all three of my children have become ISR graduates and all love the water.  My two oldest went on to swim competitively for many years. I have researched numerous swim programs and can honestly say, I have not come across any other program with ISR's safety record, experience, and extensively rigorous training and Instructor certification program.  I have been tremendously blessed and impacted by this program and in the summer of 2017 decided to start the process to become a Certified Instructor!  

It takes time and dedication for a child to become an aquatic problem solver.  My aspiration, is that you have an opportunity to share my family's experience with this incredible program.  As I mentioned, ISR Instructors undergo intense training prior to becoming certified and are recertified yearly.  We have continuous academic training which includes areas such as child psychology, physiological behaviorism and development, early childhood education, anatomy and physics.   Our children are so precious to us and it is our job as parents to be diligent in keeping them safe.  I look forward to working with each of your little ones, to teaching them a love for the water, as well as helping them develop very necessary swimming and Self-Rescue® skills!