For children ages 3 – 5, this class is designed to help new swimmers feel comfortable in the water and enjoy the water safely.

Skills Covered:
• Entering the water independently using ramp, steps, or side and travel at least 5 meters.
• Submerging mouth and blowing bubbles for at least 3 seconds through mouth and nose.
• Submerging mouth, nose, and eyes.
• Floating on front with support.
• Gliding on front for at least 2 body lengths with support.
• Rolling to back and floating for 3 seconds with support.
• Recovering to a vertical position with support.
• Exiting the water safely.

For the beginner swimmer, this class is designed to teach fundamental skills such as floating on their front and back, treading water, and basic locomotion.

Skills Covered:
• Entering the water by stepping in from the side.
• Bobbing.
• Opening eyes under water and retrieving submerged objects.
• Front floats and gliding on front at least 2 body lengths.
• Rolling to back, floating on back for 15 seconds, then recovering to a vertical position.
• Gliding on back for at least 2 body lengths.
• Rolling to front, then recovering to a vertical position.
• Swimming using combined arm and leg actions on front for 3 body lengths.
• Rolling to back, floating for 15 seconds, rolling to front, then continuing to swim on front for 3
body lengths.
• Treading water with arm and hand actions.
• Exiting the water using ladder, steps, or side.

Designed to help swimmers build on the basic skills learned in Levels 1 and 2 and increase proficiency by providing practice with increased distances and times.

Skills Covered:
• Entering the water by jumping in from the side.
• Fully submerging, holding breath, and diving down to retrieve submerged objects.
• Pushing off the bottom and moving into a treading or floating position for 15 seconds,
swimming on front and/or back for 5 body lengths, and then exiting the water.
• Moving into a back float for 15 seconds, rolling to front, then recovering to a vertical position.
• Pushing off and swimming using combined arm and leg actions on front for 5 body lengths.
• Rolling to back, floating for 15 seconds, rolling to front, then continuing to swim for 5 body
lengths.
• Changing direction of travel while swimming on front or back.

Objective: To help students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely.

Requirements: None

Skills Covered:
• Entering and exiting the water using ladder, steps, or side.
• Blowing bubbles through mouth and nose.
• Submerging mouth, nose, and eyes.
• Opening eyes under water and retrieving submerged objects.
• Front and back floats and recovering to a standing position.
• Rolling from front to back and back to front.
• Treading water with arm and hand actions.
• Swimming 5 feet on front and back.

Objective: To give students success with fundamental skills, such as floating and basic locomotion.

Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 1 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 1 skills.

Skills Covered:
• Entering the water by stepping or jumping in from the side.
• Fully submerging and holding breath.
• Bobbing.
• Blowing bubbles.
• Opening eyes under water and retrieving submerged objects.
• Front and back floats and glides.
• Recovering from a front and back float or glide to a vertical position.
• Rolling from front to back and back to front.
• Swimming 15 feet on front and 10 feet on back.
• Changing direction of travel while swimming on front or back.
• Exiting the water using ladder, steps, or side.

Objective: To build on skills in Level 2 through additional guided practice in deeper waters.

Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 2 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 2 skills.

Skills Covered:

• Entering the water by jumping in, as well as head first entry from sitting or kneeling.
• Bobbing while moving towards safety.
• Fully submerging and holding breath to retrieve an object.
• Rotary breathing.
• Completing a survival float for 30 seconds.
• Treading water for 30 seconds.
• Changing from a vertical to horizontal position on front and back.
• Pushing off in a streamlined position, then begin flutter and dolphin kicks on front.
• Swimming front crawl for 15 meters.
• Swimming backstroke for 15 meters.
• Swimming butterfly for 15 feet.

Objective: To develop confidence in the strokes learned thus far and to improve other aquatic skills by increasing endurance through swimming greater distances.

Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 3 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 3 skills.

Skills Covered:

• Headfirst entry from the side in compact and stride positions.
• Swimming underwater.
• Completing a feet-first surface dive.
• Completing a survival float for 1 minute.
• Treading water with 2 different kicks and back floating.
• Swimming front crawl, breaststroke, and backstroke for 25 meters.
• Swimming butterfly for 15 meters.
• Completing front crawl and backstroke open turns.
• Push off in a streamlined position, then begin flutter and dolphin kicks on back.

Objective: To provide further coordination and refinement of strokes.

Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 4 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 4 skills.

Skills Covered:

• Completing a shallow-angle dive from the side.
• Completing a shallow-angle dive from the side, then glide and begin a front stroke.
• Completing tuck and pike surface dives.
• Completing a survival float for 2 minutes.
• Treading water for 5 minutes.
• Completing flip turns on front and back.
• Swimming 50 meters of front crawl and backstroke.
• Swimming 25 meters of butterfly and breaststroke.
• Sculling (basic).

Objective: To refine the strokes so participants swim them with ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances.

Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 5 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 5 skills.

Skills Covered:

• How to read a workout and pace clock.
• What is an interval?
• Completing a front flip turn.
• Completing a backstroke flip turn.
• Sculling (advanced)
• Treading water for 5 minutes (legs only)
• Completing a survival float for 3 minutes.
• Learning a racing start from the blocks.
• Learning relay exchanges.