To determine which class your child should be in,
review each skill list. If your child has completed a
majority of the skills in a given level, level them up.
Level 1 - Water Acclimation - Minnows
- Fully submerge face, 3 seconds
- Float on back with support
- Enter and exit water independently
- Kick on front and back with support
- Alternate arms 10 times
Level 2 - Primary Skills - Tadpoles
- Float on front and back without support, 5 seconds
- Get into swim position
- Can demonstrate rhythmic breathing
- Flutter kick on front and back
- Use arm action with front and back stroke, 5 yards
Level 3 - Stroke Readiness - Guppies
- Retrieve objects from chest- deep water
- Bob, submerging head completely
- Glide on front and back without support
- Coordinate arm stroke with freestyle, 10 yards
- Backstroke with flutter kick and rotating arms, 10 yards
- Elementary backstroke with or without support
- Reverse direction while swimming on front or back
Level 4 - Stroke Development - Amberjacks
- Deep water bobbing
- Side breathing
- Freestyle stroke with side breath, 25 yards
- Backstroke, 25 yards
- Elementary backstroke, 10 yards
- Breaststroke kick, 10 yards
- Sidestroke kick, 10 yards
Level 5 - Stroke Refinement - Dolphins
- Side breathing
- Freestyle for 50 yards
- Backstroke for 50 yards
- Elementary backstroke for 25 yards
- Breaststroke for 10 yards
- Sidestroke for 10 yards
- Swim underwater for 3 body lengths
- Dolphin kick for 10 yards
- Intro to turns
Level 6 - Skill Proficiency - Rays
- Freestyle 100 yards with 1 turn
- Backstroke 100 yards with 1 turn
- Breastroke 25 yards
- Sidestroke 25 yards
- Butterfly 10 yards
- Freestyle flip turn
Level 7 - Advanced Skills - Sharks
- Freestyle 200 yards
- Backstroke 100 yards
- Breaststroke 50 yards
- Sidestroke 50 yards
- Swim underwater 15 yards
- Butterfly 25 yards
- Backstroke flip turn
