Zeykl

Swimming Lessons
For a lifetime of healthy and safe fun around the water!
‘With My Parent’
Ages 4 mths - 36 mths
1. STARFISH (4 to 12 months)
Orientation to water for babies and parents. The
goals are to help babies experience buoyancy and
movement through songs and play in the water.
2. DUCK (12 TO 24 MONTHS)
Orientation to water for babies and parents. The
goals are to help babies experience buoyancy and
movement through songs and play in the water.
2. SEA TURTLE (24 TO 36 MONTHS)
Swimmers learn, through fun games and songs, how
to combine skills, how to kick with a buoyant object
and how to perform basic floats, glides, and kick.
‘On My Own’
Ages 3 - 5 years
UNPARENTED
4. SEA OTTER
Swimmers enter this level when they are 3 years old.
Using games and activities, swimmers learn to open
their eyes under water and further develop basic
floats and glides, and swim 1 meter.
5. SALAMANDER
Once successfully completed Sea Otter, swimmers
learn to swim 2 meters, further develop basic floats
and increase their distance on front and back glide.
Learn appropriate water safety skills.
6. SUNFISH
Swimmers learn to swim 5 meters, increase their
front and back glide with kick, develop their rollover
glide. Safety skills include deep-water skills and
use of a PFD.
7. CROCODILE
Swimmers learn to swim 5 meters on their front and
back, perform dolphin kick and begin using rhythmic
breathing. Safety skills include jumping into deep-water
and performing surface support for 10 seconds.
8. WHALE
Swimmers perform a front and back swim for 10 meters.
Safety skills include identifying safe swimming
areas, jumping into deep water, swimming 5 meters,
surface support for 20 seconds.
Swim Kids - Levels 1- 4
Red Cross Swim Kids Level 1
Swimmers receive orientation to water and pool area and
work on floats, glides and kicks. Build their endurance by
working on the 5m front swim.
Red Cross Swim Kids Level 2
Swimmers work on propulsion skills to move through the
water and to remain at the surface. Work on front swim (5m)
and learn about deep-water activities and PFD. 10m flutter
kick and 10m distance swim.
Red Cross Swim Kids Level 3
Introduction to diving and teaches swimmers how to make
wise choices where and when to swim. Endurance is achieved
in flutter kick and a 15m swim.
Red Cross Swim Kids Level 4
This level introduces the front crawl (10m) and back swim
(15m) kneeling dives, support surface (45sec), develop greater
sense of self safety. Endurance built through 25m swim.
Swim Kids - Levels 5 - 6
Red Cross Swim Kids Level 5
Introduces back crawl (15m), sculling skills, whip kick on back,
stride dives and treading water. Endurance developed through
50m swim.
Red Cross Swim Kids Level 6
Front crawl focus on hand entry and breathing (25m), back
crawl focus on arm position, elementary backstroke, safety on
ice and rescue of others with throwing assistance.
Swim Kids - Levels 7- 10
Red Cross Swim Kids Level 7
Builds skills and endurance for the front crawl (50m), back
crawl (50m), elementary back stroke (25m), whip kick introduced
on the front. Swimmers learn airway and breathing obstructions.
Endurance swim 150m.
Red Cross Swim Kids Level 8
Introduction to Breast stroke (15m) and feet-first surface
dives. Learn about the dangers of open water, hypothermia, &
rescue breathing. Use eggbeater skill for 3 minutes. Endurance
is built on a 300m swim.
Ages 5 - 12 years
Red Cross Swim Kids Level 9
Refines the front crawl (100m), back crawl (100m) elementary
back stroke (50m) and breast stroke (25m). Head first surface
dives. Endurance swim (400m).
Red Cross Swim Kids Level 10
Final assessment of strokes for technique and distance. Learn
about sun safety, rescue of others from ice and head first and
feet first surface dives. Endurance built using dolphin kick and
500m swim.
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