Students will begin working on their swimming endurance along with more intermediate swimming skills such as the breaststroke and diving.
Skills List:
Entries
- Jump into deep water (5ft or greater) and recover to the wall.
- Perform a seated head first entry from the edge of the pool in 9ft of water or more and recover to the wall
- Perform a kneeling head first entry from the edge of the pool in 9ft of water or more and recover to the wall
- Perform a standing head first entry from the edge of the pool in 9ft of water or more and recover to the wall.
Aquatic Skills
- Perform proper rotary breathing with face fully in the water while performing the front crawl
- Utilize bob in water that is at or just above the head to move to safety
- Perform a survival float for 30 seconds or more in deep water
- Perform a back float for 45 to 60 seconds
- Perform a front float for 45 to 60 seconds
- Tread water for 45 to 60 seconds
- Move from a treading water position into a vertical swimming position
- Push off of the wall on the front and demonstrate a proper streamline position
- Push off of the wall on the back and demonstrate a proper streamline position
- Move from a streamline position into a front and/or back crawl
Swimming Skills
- Swim front crawl for 20 meters with strong flutter kick
- Swim back crawl for 20 meters with strong flutter kick
- Perform the elementary backstroke 7 to 10 meters with strong whip kick
- Perform The breaststroke for 7 to 10 meters with strong whip kick
Safety Lessons
- Dangers of cold water, how to stay safe on lakes and rivers
- Set your sights before you leap from a height
- Why holding our breath for too long can be dangerous
Level Exit Requirements
- Jump into deep water recover and swim front crawl for 20 to 25 meters
- Jump into deep water recover and swim back crawl for 20 to 25 meters
- Push off from wall in streamline position and perform 15 meters of elementary backstroke
- Push off from wall in streamline position swim 10 meters tread water for 10 seconds and swim backstroke 10 meters.
- Perform head first entries from seated and kneeling positions.
