Kari Bahour is an Aquatic Behavioral & Drowning Prevention Specialist. Her passion for water safety was the result of her 16-month-old son experiencing a non-fatal, drowning at a friend’s pool in 1998. Despite the proper pool barriers and 3 adults in the home, her infant son managed to briefly escape adult supervision ending up in a cold pool floating face down and unconscious. Thankfully her son survived and was released from John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital after a 24-hour observation. Kari was well aware her son’s situation could have ended in tragedy. In concern for her son’s safety, Kari researched several swim programs looking for one that would teach “competence” in the water before instilling “confidence”. After her son’s experience, she knew all too well how easily a curious toddler can briefly escape supervision and end up in a dangerous situation. Kari enrolled her 16-month-old son in the ISR infant self-rescue swim program. Amazed at the aquatic problem-solving skills her son learned, she passionately pursued becoming a Certified ISR Instructor to provide these essential lifesaving skills to more children.