ISR of the Shoals Swim Lessons

06/14/2026

Floating through Summer with My Girls

06/11/2026

I want to take a moment and thank each one of you who takes the time to comment my name on a post or give my name to someone looking for swim lessons. Truly, I appreciate you more than you know! I love teaching kiddos to swim and I have been blessed with some of the best swim families ❤️ Thank you 😊

05/13/2026

Thank you Sister Celebrations Design Co for making my door festive!

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all My Swim Mamas and Grandmamas and Aunts! I treasure you all and our time around my pool. You will never know how much it means the trust you place in me to swim your kiddos❤️

05/08/2026

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05/06/2026

05/01/2026

Praying for this family for having the strength to share their story with the hope of saving someone else.

04/17/2026

Great read!

Puddle Jumpers vs. Life Jackets:

Puddle jumpers are classified as a Type V or V/ III PFD. They are approved for boating in Alabama, but not in all states. More traditional life jacket are usually Types II or III.
🚤I’m going to be honest. I’m not the biggest fan of puddle jumpers. I prefer an old-fashioned life jackets for a few reasons.
☝🏻Many swim experts and swim teachers think that puddle jumpers make it more difficult for kids to learn to swim. Puddle jumpers restrict arm movements such that kids don’t have full mobility to move their arms above their head. This causes them to swim primarily with their feet, and they are then less likely to use their arms if they’re ever in the water without one.
✌🏻Puddle jumpers usually do not flip kids on their back, like Type I and II PFDs do. (The life jacket pictured here is a Type II.) This is especially important if kids are unconscious in the water.
🤟🏻 I like to be able to quickly grab my child out of the water by the handle at the base of the neck on the life jacket. There has been more than one occasion when my daughter has gotten flustered in the water and needed to be pulled out quickly. Puddle jumpers make that more difficult.

Most puddle jumpers are now Coast Guard Approved, and will say “Type V with Type III capabilities” on the tag. This means they are technically Type V PFDs, but serve the same life-saving capabilities as a traditional Type III jacket.
🚤 I hope this clears up some confusion of the difference between life jackets and paddle jumpers. As always, please ask questions below.

-Dr. Kelley

04/06/2026

Happy Easter!

01/08/2026

Hello 👋 I have noticed some new peeps following my page so I thought I would share “an all about me”.

I grew up in Tuscumbia, AL. I attended Saint Joseph Regional Catholic School in Florence for Kindergarten through 8th grade and then completed my high school years at DHS. I graduated with my Bachlors degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences from Auburn University -WAR EAGLE! I completed my Dietitic Internship at UAB and got my Masters degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences from Alabama. I have been a dietician for almost 20 years.

My Husband and I loaded up our 2 daughters and a fur baby and went to Mount Dora Florida for me to get certified in ISR 4 years ago this summer.

As a former ISR baby myself, I have always wanted it for my children. When we bought our house with a pool no one local was certified so I brought it to the Shoals! I have skilled over a 100 kiddos since becoming certified. There is no telling how many kiddos I have taught to swim as I taught traditional swim lessons for 20 years prior to ISR!

Thank you for following my page! I love teaching and seeing the kiddos progress -it never gets old. I am getting to start a new session after Spring Break so make sure are on my list as I fill quickly.

Thank you for reading a little about me!