Infant swimming lessons here in the Coastal Bend teach life-saving skills to babies as young as 6 months old

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — According to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, there were 103 child water fatalities in 2024 and 2 of those were at Lake Corpus Christi. Infant swimming lessons provide crucial safety skills for Coastal Bend families

In the Coastal Bend area, where water is everywhere, swimming lessons for infants and young children can be lifesaving. Merritt Wruble has been teaching Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) lessons for about five years in Flour Bluff, serving families from the surrounding areas.

"That's going to be pools, retention ponds, the beach, that we're surrounded by water. We have houses on canals," Wruble said.

The program teaches children from as young as 6 months to 6 years old, focusing on essential water survival skills.

Tony Jaramill