RIVERVIEW, Fla. (WFLA) – Kari Bahour realized she had a new purpose in life after her kid came dangerously close to drowning many years ago.
“I snatched the phone out of the table, and as I sprinted out the door, I dialed 911. There is my son.” “I told you to come fully clothed and in winter clothes,” she continued. “It was the scariest moment of my entire life.”
Bahour has been instructing youngsters as young as six months old on how to swim for survival for the past 23 years.
Her objective is to provide youngsters with the knowledge and abilities necessary for them to save their own lives in the event that they find their way into a swimming pool while no one is there to supervise them.
“If your child was able to get to the pool alone and unsupervised for thirty seconds, do you think he would have the skills necessary to save himself and buy more time for you?” She tells the parents to “ask that question” of themselves.
She has four classes each week, and each class lasts 11 hours. She claims that the majority of the courses only last around five minutes each for the duration of the six weeks, which costs approximately $600. However, she claims that she has never refused service to anyone due to financial considerations.
In addition to being a coach, she is the director of Water Smart Tots, a nonprofit organization.
According to Bahour, “It’s not the responsibility of just one person, and it’s not the responsibility of just one organization; it’s the responsibility of the entire community.”
