A child who enrolls in Level 3 should meet the following requirements: Is usually older than 9 years old Able to perform all needed skills in water that is 10 feet deep. They should have the endurance to make from one end of the diving well to the other (30 feet) with only a minute or two break. Able to tread water for at least 30 seconds in deep water. Able to confidently perform the front crawl for 30 feet (the length of the diving well). This means that their arms are pulling past their swim suit then coming out of the water on the recovery, their legs are constantly kicking, and they are breathing to the side when they need a breath. Heads should not lift up when breathing. Able to confidently perform the back crawl for 30 feet (the length of the diving well). This means their hand comes out of the water by their side, their arms remains straight as they recover (comes out of the water), and goes back in by their ear. There should be little hesitation before the other arm begins recovery and their legs should be constantly kicking. The head should be back with their ears in the water.

A child who enrolls in Level 4 should meet the following requirements: Is usually older than 9 years old Able to confidently perform the front crawl for 15 yards with basic rotary breathing (breathing to the side, keeping the ear in the water). Arms should recover out of the water, legs should constantly kick with minimal knee bending, and together the stroke should be fairly smooth. Able to perform the elementary backstroke (or chicken, airplane, soldier) for 15 yards. The student is lying on their back with their ears in the water. Arms start at side, slide up the sides to the armpits, extend outward until arms are straight and level with the shoulders, pull down to the sides with straight arms, then glide for 4 seconds. The legs are doing the whip kick simultaneously – legs start straight, knees bend and feet drop toward bottom of the pool (ankles and knees stay together), feet go out to the sides (knees stay together), knees come apart as feet whip in a circle until they are back together, then glide for 4 seconds. Able to confidently perform all of the kicks: flutter kick, whip kick on front and back, scissors kick, and dolphin kick Have an introduction to the sidestroke. Student is lying on side (whichever is more comfortable). The arm closest to the bottom of the pool is extended overhead and the ear is resting on it. The top arm is against the side. Legs are together. Student will bend knees, bringing their heels toward their buttocks. As they do this their top and bottom arm slide together and meet at their chest. The top leg then kicks forward as the bottom leg kicks back. As they to this the hands stay together but get ready to push back to their original positions. The legs then squeeze together (like scissors) and the arms push water so they end up with the bottom arm extended overhead and the top arm against the side. Glide for 4 seconds then repeat until the side is reached. Introduction to diving headfirst from a kneeling position

A child who enrolls in Level 5 should meet the following requirements: Is usually older than 10 years old Able to confidently perform front crawl and elementary backstroke for 25 yards. Able to confidently perform back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly, and sidestroke for 15 yards

A child who enrolls in Level 6 should meet the following requirements: Is usually older than 11 years old Able to confidently perform front crawl and elementary backstroke for 50 yards Able to confidently perform back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly, and sidestroke for 25 yards Able to start swim from a shallow dive Introduced to flip turns for front and back crawl and open turns for breaststroke, butterfly, and sidestroke Introduced to the standard scull

This is a great class for those students who have passed Level 6 but are too young to take Junior Lifesaving. This class teaches fitness swimming for life long enjoyment and also helps keep up endurance. A child who enrolls in Level 7 should meet the following requirements: Is usually older than 11 years old Has passed Level 6 or possesses the skills to do so, but is not old enough for Junior Lifesaving or Assist Swimming Instructor classes Able to confidently perform front crawl and elementary backstroke for at least 100 yards Able to confidently perform breaststroke, butterfly, back crawl, and sidestroke for at least 50 yards Able to start swimming from a shallow dive Introduced to flip turns for front crawl and backstroke