New skills: Water adjustment; entry; floating with support; breathing introduced
Seals
Prerequisites: Submerge face 3-5 seconds; flutter kick and front and back float with assistance; retrieve underwater objects
New skills: Kick, glide and arm stroke on front and back; turn over; jump in and swim back to pool side with assistance
Dolphins
Prerequisites: Swim five yards on front and back; roll onto back in four feet of water with assistance
New skills: Build other strokes on basic skills introduced; intro to diving, rotary breathing and other skills depending on class readiness; swim five yards unassisted; finning on back, kicking on side, simultaneous leg action on front
Sharks
Prerequisites: Swim five yards unassisted on front and back; front crawl with rotary breathing; kicking on side
New skills: Swim front crawl with rhythmic breathing; swim back crawl and elementary back stroke for five yards; elementary back stroke kick for 10 yards; tread water for 30 seconds; dive into deep water from sitting or kneeling position; intro to butterfly kick and scissor kick
New skills: Basic water safety rules; use a life jacket; submerge mouth, nose and eyes; open eyes underwater and pick up submerged object; swim on front and back using arm and leg actions; recognize a swimmer in distress and get help; exhale under water; float on front and back
New skills: Basic water safety rules; use a life jacket; submerge mouth, nose and eyes; open eyes underwater and pick up submerged object; swim on front and back using arm and leg actions; recognize a swimmer in distress and get help; exhale under water; float on front and back
Level 3
Prerequisites: Reach assist; submerge and retrieve an object; front and back glide; combined strokes front and back; roll from front to back and back to front
New skills: Kneeling and sitting dive (shallow dive progression); rotary breathing in horizontal position; butterfly kick; elementary back stroke
Level 4
Prerequisites: Safe diving rules; dive from sitting or kneeling position; back float; elementary back stroke, breast stroke and butterfly kick
New skills: Throwing assist; feet‐first surface dive; front and back crawl; standing dive, breast stroke, butterfly, back stroke, open turns
Level 5
Prerequisites: Survival swimming; standing dive (diving progression); open turns on front and back; front and back crawl; breaststroke, butterfly, elementary back stroke, side stroke
New skills: Perform rescue breathing; tuck surface dive and pike surface dive; front flip turn and backstroke flip turn; elementary back stroke and front crawl for 50 yards; butterfly, breast stroke and side stroke for 25 yards
Level 6
Prerequisites: Swimming 5 certificate
New skills: Build endurance; emphasize training principles; improve stroke efficiency
