Water Acclimation: Increases comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance.  Ages 3-5
Requirements: Must be at least 3 years of age

Skills covered:
Submerge- Bob independently
Water exit- independently
Front/back float 10sec assisted with independent recovery
Jump/push/turn/grab assisted
Roll assisted
Swim float swim 10ft assisted

Water Movement: Encourages forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently.  Ages 3-5

Requirements- Must have skills mastered from level 1

Skills covered- goal to achieve skills unassisted
Submerge- look at object on bottom
Water exit- independently
Front/back float 20 sec
Jump/push/turn/grab
Roll
Swim float swim 5yd
Front/Back Glide 10ft
Tread water 10 secs. and exit

Water Stamina: Develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages.  Ages 4-11
Requirements: must have skills mastered from level 2

Skills covered:
Submerge- retrieve object in chest-deep water
Water exit- independently
Swim on front/back 15 yd
Jump/swim/turn/swim/grab
Roll
Swim float swim 25yd
Tread water 1 min. and exit

Stroke Introduction: Introduces basic stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke.  Ages 4-11

Requirements: must have skills mastered from level 3

Skills covered:
Endurance: any stroke or combo of strokes 25 yd.
Front crawl-rotary breathing, 15yd
Back crawl 15yd
Dive- sitting
Resting stroke: elementary backstroke 15yd
Tread water: scissor and whip kick 1min
Breaststroke kick 15 yd
Butterfly kick 15 yd

Introduces breaststroke and butterfly and reinforces water safety through treading water and sidestroke

Ages 4-11