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Parent and Child Aquatics
Level 1--
Provides experiences and activities for children to--
• Learn to ask for permission before entering the water  • Learn how to enter and exit the water in a safe manner  • Feel comfortable in the water  • Explore submerging to the mouth, nose, eyes and completely  • Explore buoyancy on the front and back position  • Change body position in the water  • Learn how to play safely  • Experience wearing a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket

Level 2--
Builds upon the skills learned in Level 1 and provides experiences and activities for children to--
• Establish expectation for adult supervision  • Learn more ways to enter and exit the water in a safe manner  • Explore submerging in a rhythmic pattern  • Glide on the front and back with assistance  • Perform combined stroke on front and back with assistance  • Change body position in the water  • Experience wearing a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket in the water

 
Preschool Aquatics
Level 1--
Orients children to the aquatic environment and helps them gain basic aquatic skills.
• Enter and exit water using ladder, steps or side • Blow bubbles through mouth and nose • Submerge mouth, nose and eyes • Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects • Front and back glides and recover to a vertical position
• Back float and recover to a vertical position • Roll from front to back and back to front • Tread with arm and hand actions • Alternating and simultaneous leg actions on front and back • Alternating and simultaneous arm actions on front and back • Combined arm and leg actions on front and back

Level 2--
Helps children gain greater independence in their skills and develop more comfort in and around water.
• Enter water by stepping in  • Exit water using ladder, steps or side  • Bobbing  • Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects  • Front and back floats and glides  • Recover from a front or back float or glide to a vertical position
 • Roll from front to back and back to front • Tread water using arm and leg actions • Combined arm and leg actions on front and back • Finning arm action on back

Level 3--
Helps children start to gain basic swimming propulsive skills to be comfortable in and around water.
• Enter water by jumping in  • Fully submerge and hold breath  • Bobbing  • Front, jellyfish and tuck floats  • Recover from a front or back float or glide to a vertical position  • Back float and glide  • Change direction of travel while swimming on front or back • Tread water using arm and leg actions  • Combined arm and leg actions on front and back 
• Finning arm action on back
 

Learn-to-Swim
Level 1—Introduction to Water Skills
Helps participants feel comfortable in the water.
• Enter and exit water using ladder, steps or side  • Blow bubbles through mouth and nose  • Bobbing  • Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects  • Front and back glides and floats  • Recover to vertical position  • Roll from front to back and back to front  • Tread water using arm and hand actions  • Alternating and simultaneous leg actions on front and back • Alternating and simultaneous arm actions on front and back • Combined arm and leg actions on front and back

Level 2—Fundamental Aquatic Skills
Gives participants success with fundamental skills.
• Enter and exit water by stepping or jumping from the side  • Fully submerge and hold breath  • Bobbing  • Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects  • Front, jellyfish and tuck floats  • Front and back glides and floats
• Recover to vertical position  • Roll from front to back and back to front  • Change direction of travel while swimming on front or back • Tread water using arm and leg actions • Combined arm and leg actions on front and back • Finning arm action

Level 3—Stroke Development
Builds on the skills in Level 2 through additional guided practice in deeper water.
• Enter water by jumping from the side  • Headfirst entries from the side in sitting and kneeling positions  • Bobbing while moving toward safety  • Rotary breathing  • Survival float  • Back float  • Change from vertical to horizontal position on front and back  • Tread water  • Flutter, scissor, dolphin and breaststroke kicks on front  • Front crawl and elementary backstroke

Level 4—Stroke Improvement
Develops confidence in the skills learned and improves other aquatic skills.
• Headfirst entries from the side in compact and stride positions  • Swim under water  • Feet first surface dive  • Survival swimming  • Front crawl and backstroke open turns  • Tread water using 2 different kicks  • Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly  • Flutter and dolphin kicks on back

Level 5—Stroke Refinement
Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.
• Shallow-angle dive from the side then glide and begin a front stroke • Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely
• Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming • Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly • Sculling

 
                                                    ~ Must pass Exit Skills Assessments to move on to next Level ~

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