Students will continue building confidence by learning the basic swimming kicks and arm strokes (whip and flutter kicks, and the front and back crawl) with support from floatation devices and the instructor. In level one, students progress to attempting skills introduced in pre-level in water 3-5 ft in depth.
Skill list:
Water Entries:
- Using ramp or steps (if a pool has them)
- Using the side/slide in entry
- Using a ladder
- Jumping into water 4 ft or deeper and submerging head (with assistance)
Water Exits:
- Using the ramp or steps (if the pool has them)
- Using the side (student can pull themselves out of the pool without assistance)
- Using a ladder (without assistance)
Basic Aquatic Skills:
- Monkey Crawling along the edge from shallow to deeper water
- Perform 10 bobs in shallow water submerging to at least the eyes while holding the edge or platform
- Blow bubbles in the water for 5 seconds
- Submerge their head and body to retrieve a submerged object
Pre-Swimming Skills:
- Float with assistance on front and back for 5-10 seconds with support
- Change from front to back float with assistance while maintaining a horizontal position in the water
- Perform the arm and leg motions for treading water with support
- Perform a front and back glide and recover to a vertical with limited assistance
- Perform basic front crawl arm motions
- Perform basic back crawl arm motions
- Perform a flutter kick with support
- Introduced to whip kick with support or while seated on the edge
- Perform front and back crawl arm motions with a flutter kick with assistance
Safety Lessons:
- Identifying drains and why they can be dangerous
- Learning how and when to wear a lifejacket and jump into deep water
- When and how to do a reaching assist from the edge
- Why we always look before jumping into water
- Staying safe around water by identifying water depth signs, lifeguard chairs, and knowing what an emergency is and how to get help.
Level Exit Requirements:
- Student can jump into deep water (water they are unable to touch in) independently, submerge, and grab the wall.
- Student can float on both the front and back for 10 seconds and perform a flip from front to back while maintaining a horizontal position.
- Student can swim using both the front and back crawl 15ft (platform to the wall) with support.
