Preschool

Levels 1-3, Ages 3.5–5
Instructor/Student Ratio 1:5

Level 1

Skills may be performed with support:

• Enter and exit water using ramps, steps or side of pool
• Blow bubbles for 3 seconds
• Submerge mouth, nose and eyes
• Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects
• Front and back glide with recovery to vertical position
• Back float for 3 seconds
• Roll from front to back, and back to front
• Arm and hand treading action
• Alternating and simultaneous leg action and arm action on front and back
• Combined arm and leg actions on front and back

Level 2

Skills may be performed with assistance:

• Enter water by stepping in pool from deck or low height
• Exit water using ladder, steps or side
• Bobbing, 5 times
• Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects
• Front and back glide with recovery to vertical position
• Front float for 3 seconds, back float for 5 seconds
• Roll from front to back, and back to front
• Tread water using arm and leg actions on front
• Finning arm action on back
• Combined arm and leg actions on back

Level 3

Skills performed independently:

• Jump into shoulder-deep water
• Fully submerge and hold breath
• Bobbing, 10 times
• Rotary breathing
• Front and back glide with recovery to vertical position
• Front, jellyfish, and tuck floats 10 seconds
• Back float for 15 seconds
• Change direction of travel while swimming on front or back
• Tread water for 30 seconds
• Combined arm and leg actions on front and back
• Finning arm action on back