Karen Buccieri

    My ISR journey began in 1986, when I myself was just an ISR baby and learning to swim before I could walk!  Growing up in Florida, I developed a great respect for the water from an early age and knew that I would instill that same respect within my children if I were blessed to have them.  Fast forward to 2016 when my husband and I moved to Wilmington with our 6 month old son and I immediately began to look for an ISR Instructor to begin lessons and that is when I found the amazing Amanda Shrestha!  Coming from Florida where swim season is all year long and there is a plethora of Instructors to choose from, I had no idea how difficult it could be to get my son into lessons.  We had to wait until the weather was warm enough and cross our fingers we made it off the waitlist, but we did and so began my own child's ISR journey!  After 3 summers with Amanda, and the waitlist continuing to grow, I knew she and Ann needed more help to teach all the children in our community.  So in 2019 I became a certified Instructor with ISR.

    I have 4 children ages 8, 6, 4, and 2.  They all are ISR kiddos and I make them show me their skills every time we get in and out of the water.  I have proudly been an ISR student and parent for many years and now humbly an ISR Instructor.  I am dedicated to the mission of not one more child drowns and I am excited that as a team we can make ISR lessons more accessible to Wilmington and surrounding areas.  I look forward to meeting you and teaching your child ISR Self-Rescue Skills!

K.Buccieri@infantswim.com