Infant
&
Toddlers:
6
mo.-3
yrs.
GOAL:
Water
adjustment,
enjoyment
and
safety
skills
with
parents
in
pool.
Instructors
will
introduce
bubble
blowing,
underwater
eye
opening,
baby
gliding,
flutter
kick,
arm
movements
on
the
front
and
back
and
other
age
appropriate
skill.
PARENTAL
participation
required.
Preschool:
3-5
yrs.
GOAL:
Water
adjustment,
water
entries,
front
and
back
float,
stroking
as
skills
progress.
Skills
introduced
during
the
pre-school
classes
will
parallel
skills
introduced
during
Levels
I–IV.
Please
refer
to
the
skills
in
these
Levels
to
assist
you
in
placing
your
child
in
the
appropriate
class.
Level
I:
INTRODUCTION TO
Water
SKILLS
GOAL:
To
provide
students
to
feel
comfortable
in
the
water
and
enjoy
the
water
safely.
Student
will
learn
water
adjustment,
moving
through
the
water,
bubble
blowing,
supported
float
on
face
and
back,
a
flutter
kick
on
front
and
back
while
being
supported,
introduction
to
alternating
arm
movement,
entering
and
exiting
the
water
independently
and
personal
safety
rules.
Level
II:
FUNDAMENTAL AQUATIC
Skills
GOAL:
To
provide
students
success
with
fundamental
skills.
Students
will
learn
underwater
breath
holding,
prone
float,
supine
float,
leveling
off,
introduction
to
deep
water,
moving
flutter
kick
on
the
front
and
back,
back
crawl
arm
action,
combined
front
stroke
(5
yards),
combined
stroke
on
the
back
(5
yards)
turning
over
and
personal
safety
and
rescue
skills.
Level
III:
Stroke
DEVELOPMENT
GOAL:
To
provide
additional
guided
practice
for
level
II
skills.
Students
will
learn
to
retrieve
objects
from
the
bottom
with
eyes
open,
jump
into
deep
water,
forward
dive
in
the
kneeling
position,
prone
glide,
supine
glide,
coordinate
arm
stroke
with
side
breathing
(10
yards),
coordinate
back
crawl
(10
yards),
elementary
back
stroke,
reverse
directions
while
swimming,
treading
water
and
personal
safety
and
rescue
skills.
Level
IV:
Stroke
IMPROVEMENT
GOAL:
To
develop
confidence
in
strokes
learned
thus
far
and
improve
other
aquatic
skills.
Students
will
learn
rotary
breathing,
deep
water
bobbing,
standing
dive,
elementary
backstroke,
front
and
back
crawl
(25
yards),
breaststroke
kick,
scissor
kick,
basic
turns,
rescue
breathing,
and
treading
water
with
modified
kicks.
Level
V:
Stroke
Refinement
GOAL:
Coordination
&
refinement
of
keystrokes.
Students
will
learn
alternate
breathing,
stride
jump,
forward
dive
from
the
board,
long
shallow
dive,
breast
stroke
(10
yards),
side
stroke
(10
yards),
elementary
back
stroke
(25
yards),
dolphin
kick
(10
yards),
front
crawl
(50
yards),
back
crawl
(50
yards),
open
turns
on
front
and
back,
spinal
injury
recognition,
safe
diving
rules,
and
feet
first
surface
dives.
Level
VI:
Skill
Proficiency
GOAL:
To
polish
strokes
in
order
to
swim
them
with
efficiency,
power
and
smoothness
for
greater
distance.
Refines the strokes so students swim
them with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater
distances. Level 6 is designed with "menu" options.
Each of these options focus on preparing students to participate
in more advance courses, such as Water Safety Instructor and
Lifeguard Training.
Lifeguard
Training
(15
years
or
older)
The
course
content
and
activities
prepares
lifeguard
candidates
to
recognize
emergencies,
respond
quickly
and
effectively
to
emergencies
and
prevent
such
emergencies
from
occurring.
Participants
must
be
15
years
old
on
or
before
the
start
date
of
the
course.
Must
also
complete
pre-course
session
of
500
yard
swim
with
100
yards
of
crawl,
breaststroke
and
sidestroke.
Retrieve
10-pound
object
from
7
feet
of
water,
and
tread
water
for
2
minutes
using
legs
only.
Water
Safety
Instructor
Must
be
16
at
the
time
of
class
and
possess
a
current
lifeguard
certificate.
The
course
content
and
activities
prepare
the
WSI
candidates
to
teach
students
how
to
swim,
improve
strokes,
and
safety
around
a
water
environment.
Learn
to
swim
well
enough
to
survive
an
emergency
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