• Tread water w/ two different kicks, 2 minutes

• Learn survival swimming, 2 minutes

• Survival floating, 2 minutes

• Water safety, helping others, rescue breathing

• Perform the following:

o Standing dive, Shallow dive, glide two body lengths and begin any front stroke

o Sidestroke, elementary backstroke 25 yds

o Tuck & pike surface dive

o Front and back flip turns

o Front and back crawl, 50 yards

o Butterfly, breaststroke 25 yards

Purpose: Develops confidence and strength to improve skills learned and introduces new aquatic skills. Level 4 participants learn to:

• Shallow dive or dive from stride position, in at least 9 feet of water

• Swim underwater, 3 body lengths

• Front and back float, survival float, 1 minute

• Perform feet-first surface dive

• Perform open turn on front/back using any stroke

• Tread water using sculling arm motions and various kick, 1 minute

• Use safe diving rules, water safety rules, perform a throwing assist

• Care for conscious choking victim

• Perform compact jump a height while wearing a life jacket

• Perform the following:

o Front and back crawl, 25 yards

o Breaststroke & Elementary backstroke, 15 yards

o Butterfly, 15 yards

o Swim on side w/scissors kick, 15 yards

Purpose: Builds on skills from Level 2 & develops strokes through additional guided practice. Level 3 participants learn:

• Jump into deep water from the side

• Dive from kneeling or standing position, in water at least 9 feet deep

• Perform front & back float at least 30 seconds

• Submerge and retrieve an object

• Bob with the head fully submerged, chest deep

• Perform front & back glide w/2 different kicks

• Use rotary breathing in horizontal position

• Perform front and back crawl, 15 yards

• Butterfly - kick and body motion, 15 feet

• Perform the HELP and Huddle position

• Change from horizontal to vertical position on front and back

• Water safety rules, perform a reaching assist

Purpose: Gives students independent success with fundamental skills. Level 2 participants learn to:

• Enter water independently, jumping from the side, in chest deep water

• Exit water safely using ladder or side

• Swim on side

• Submerge entire head, at least 5 seconds

• Rhythmic pattern of exhaling while head is submerged (bobs)

• Open eyes underwater, pick up a submerged object, at least 3 times in shallow water

• Float on front and back unsupported

• Perform front and back glide, unsupported

• Roll over from front to back, back to front

• Swim on front and back using combined strokes, at least 15 feet unsupported

• Treading using arms and legs unsupported in chest-deep water

• Water safety rules, helping others, swim while wearing a life jacket

Purpose: Helps students feel comfortable in the water.

Level 1 participants learn to:

• Enter and exit water safely

• Submerge mouth (head) independently

• Exhale underwater through mouth and nose

• Open eyes underwater, pick up submerged object, at least 2 times

• Float on front and back with support

• Swim on front and back using arm/leg actions

• Rollover front to back, back to front w/support

• Treading – explore arm and hand movements in chest-deep water

• Follow basic water safety rules, helping others