In 1971,her bosses at the YMCA asked Lana Whitehead to develop a baby swim program for them. She used her baby son to help her learn what babies can do and pioneered techniques used today. Now, she can cite amazing true stories of young children saving themselves in a near-drowning situation because they learned water safety/swim techniques as a baby. Lana Whitehead is one of our country's top crusaders for the newest tool in drowning prevention. Called Water Smart Babies , pediatricians in two states are now writing “prescriptions” swim/water safety lessons for children under age one. She helped write the prescription doctors use and she and her swim school, SWIMkids USA in AZ are instrumental in the movement to take this program that doctors are endorsing and help move it across the country.www.watersmartbabies.com