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LEVEL 1: INTRODUCTION TO WATER SKILLS
Purpose: Helps students feel comfortable in the water.
Level 1 participants learn to:
Enter and exit water safely
Open eyes underwater, pick up submerged object
Swim on front and back using arm and leg actions
Submerge mouth, nose, and eyes
Float on front and back
Follow basic water safety rules
Exhale underwater through mouth and nose
Explore arm and hand movements
Use a life jacket
LEVEL 2: FUNDAMENTAL AQUATIC SKILLS
Purpose: Gives students success with fundamental skills.
Level 2 participants learn to:
Enter water by stepping or jumping from the side
Open eyes underwater, pick up a submerged object
Roll over from front to back, back to front
Swim on side
Exit water safely using ladder or side
Float on front and back
Tread water using arm and leg motions
Move in the water while wearing a life jacket
Submerge entire head
Perform front and back glide
Swim on front and back using combined strokes
LEVEL 3: STROKE DEVELOPMENT
Purpose: Builds on the skills in Level 2 through additional guided practice.
Level 3 participants learn to:
Jump into deep water from the side
Bob with the head fully submerged
Perform survival float
Butterfly—kick and body motion
Use Check-Call-Care in an emergency
Dive from kneeling or standing position
Use rotary breathing in horizontal position
Change from horizontal to vertical position on front and back
Perform the HELP and Huddle position
Submerge and retrieve an object
Perform front and back glide
Perform front and back crawl
Perform a reaching assist
LEVEL 4: STROKE IMPROVEMENT
Purpose: Develops confidence in the skills learned and improves other aquatic skills.
Level 4 participants learn to:
Perform shallow dive or dive from stride position
Perform open turns on front and back using any stroke
Perform the following: front and back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly, elementary
Backstroke, swim on side using scissors-like kick
Swim underwater
Tread water using sculling arm motions and kick
Perform feet-first surface dive
Use safe diving rules
Perform a throwing assist
LEVEL 5: STROKE REFINEMENT
Purpose: Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.
Level 5 participants learn to:
Tread water with two different kicks
Learn survival swimming
Perform rescue breathing
Perform the following: standing dive; shallow dive, glide two body lengths and begin any front stroke; tuck surface dive; pike surface dive; front flip turn; backstroke flip turn; front and back crawl; butterfly; breaststroke; elementary backstroke; sidestroke
LEVEL 6: SWIMMING AND SKILL PROFICIENCY
Purpose: Refines the strokes so students swim them with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances. Level 6 is designed with “menu” options that focus on preparing students to participate in more advanced courses, including the Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard Training courses. These options include:
Personal Water Safety
Fitness Swimming
Lifeguard Readiness
Fundamentals of Diving
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