08/18/2026
You might be surprised by how many swim-float-swim students initially see no value in the wall. They’ll often push away from it and try to swim toward a person instead. But the wall is their constant source of air security. An adult can be distracted or look away for just a couple of seconds, and if a child chooses to swim toward the person instead of the wall, that can quickly become a dangerous situation. One of the foundational skills we teach in ISR is to value the wall as a reliable source of air. As they progress, we teach them to return to the wall when they can reach it, or to float when they can’t. Because the wall will always be there. A person may not.💙