Skills needed to pass each level
 

Level 1

• Fully submerge face (3 seconds)
• Bobs in shallow water
• Bubble blowing

· Supported float, kick, arm action, glide on front and back

Level 2

• Fully submerge head (5 seconds)
• Retrieve objects in chest deep water
• Under water bobs
• Face down float (5 seconds)
• Back float (15 seconds)
• Kick, glide, combined stroke on front and back

Level 3

• Front crawl (15 yards)
• Elementary backstroke (15 yards)

· Streamline front glide with flutter and dolphin kick

• Scissors kick (10 yards)
• Tread water (30 seconds)
• Kneeling dive off rescue board
• Rotary breathing (10x)

Level 4

• Front crawl (25 yards)
• Elementary backstroke (25 yards)
• Back crawl (15 yards)
• Breaststroke (15 yards)
• Butterfly (15 yards)
• Side stroke (15 yards)
• Swim underwater (3-5 body lengths)
• Tread water (2 minutes with 2 different kicks)
• Standing dive off rescue board

Level 5

• Front crawl (50 yards)
• Elementary backstroke (50 yards)
• Back crawl (25 yards)
• Breaststroke (25 yards)
• Butterfly (25 yards)
• Sidestroke (25 yards)
• Tread water (5 minutes)

· Dive off board, glide 2 body lengths and begin any front stroke

• Flip turn for freestyle and backstroke

Level 6

• Front crawl (100 yards)
• Elementary backstroke (100 yards)
• Backstroke (50 yards)
• Breaststroke (50 yards)
• Butterfly (50 yards)
• Sidestroke (50 yards)
• Survival float/back float (5 minutes)
• Tread water (kicking only) (2 minutes)
• Survival swimming (10 minutes)