Hi there! My name is Kate Finney and I am a Certified Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) Instructor. My family and I moved to Savannah, GA in 2021 and since then, I have served families in this area through ISR lessons! I am a 2016 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where I majored in Human Factors Engineering and swam competitively. My husband, Sam, and I met in college and have been married since 2017. We have 4 little boys who absolutely light up our world - Dominic, Elijah, Xavier, and Leo.

I grew up surrounded by water and developed a passion for all things aquatic. Throughout my childhood my family belonged to summer swim clubs where I participated on the swim team and eventually served as a lifeguard and traditional swim lessons instructor. I was also heavily involved in competitive swimming on a club team all-year round. Between morning practices before school and commuting back after school for a second workout, I never strayed far from the pool and was sure to always smell like chlorine. Swimming had a profound impact on my development and upbringing, and I can honestly say that I would not be the person I am today without it.

After saying "see ya later!" to competitive swimming when graduating college, I went on to serve in the Army as a Field Artillery and Adjutant General officer. The Army provided a myriad of adventures, friendships and experiences that I am deeply appreciative of, but after becoming a mother in 2019 I no longer felt comfortable with the amount of time and sacrifice it required. When asking myself, "what's next?" I came to the pleasant realization that many of my most fulfilling, authentic, and formative experiences took place in some sort of aquatic environment.

My soul-searching and researching led me to Infant Swimming Resource - and I  never looked back! I was immediately drawn to and impressed by the elite  standards, safety protocols and depth of theory, anatomy and physiology in  ISR's Self-Rescue program. Swimming and being near the water always brought me a deep sense of peace and purpose. ISR was the perfect avenue to continue that passion while continuing to give back to the community. I temporarily moved myself and our two little boys to Texas so I could complete ISR instructor training in 2021 while my husband packed up our house and moved us to Savannah for a new and very exciting next chapter in our lives!

I am incredibly humbled, eager, and honored to bring ISR to Savannah. Being that this beautiful, historic city is surrounded by and filled with water of all kinds - ocean, rivers, pools, marshes, you name it - its most precious and vulnerable residents are at risk. The terrible reality is that drownings do not discriminate. They happen to good families and very loving, vigilant parents. I look forward to furthering ISR's mission of "Not One More Child Drowns" and I hope you will join me in the movement!