Class Details
Introduction to Water Skills* (No Prerequisites)
01
Skills
- Enter water using ramps, steps or side
- Exit water using ladder, steps or side
- Blow bubble for 3 seconds
- Submerge moth, nose and eyes
- Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects
- Front glide and recover to a vertical position
- Back float for 3 seconds
- Roll from front to back and back to front
- Arm and hand treading actions
- Alternating and simultaneous leg actions and arm actions on back
- Combined arm and leg actions on front
- Combined arm and leg actions on back
02
Exit Skills
With Assistance to go to the next level
- Enter independently, using either ramp, steps or side, travel at least 5 yards, submerge to mouth and blow bubbles for at least 3 seconds then safely exit the water. (Children can walk, move along the gutter or “swim”)
*Level 1 Skills may be Performed with Support
03
Safety Focus
- Staying safe around the water
- Recognizing the lifeguards
- Don’t Just Pack It, Wear Your Jacket
- Recognizing an emergency
- How to call for help
- Too Much Sun is No Fun
