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Level
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Participant requirement to register
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In this level
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| Red Cross Swim Preschool – Starfish | 4-12 months of age, able to hold their head up, and participating with a parent or caregiver (assisted) | Babies and their caregivers work on getting wet, buoyancy and movement, front, back and vertical position in the water, and shallow water entries and exits. |
| Red Cross Swim Preschool - Duck | 12-24 months of age, participating with a parent or caregiver (assisted) | Babies and their caregivers work on rhythmic breathing, moving forward and backward, front and back float with recovery, and shallow water entries and exits. |
| Red Cross Swim Preschool - SeaTurtle A | 24-36 months of age, participating with a parent or caregiver (assisted) | Toddlers and their caregivers work on submersion, front and back floats and glides, jumping into chest-deep water with assistance, kicking on front and front swim. |
| Red Cross Swim Preschool - SeaTurtle B | 3-5 years, participating with a parent or caregiver (assisted) | A transitional level where a parent or caregiver participates in the first few lessons building confidence in the student to swim alone with the instructor for the remaining lessons. |
| Red Cross Swim Preschool - SeaOtter | 3-5 years | Swimmers work on front and back floats and glides, kicking on front with a buoyant object, and will be able to swim 1m upon completion of this level. |
| Red Cross Swim Preschool - Salamander | 3-5 years, successful completion of the skills in Red Cross Preschool Sea Otter | Swimmers work on improving their front and back float and jumping into chest-deep water unassisted. Kicking is added to the front and back glide and swimmers will be able to swim 2m upon completion. |
| Red Cross Swim Preschool - Sunfish | 3-6 years, successful completion of the skills in Red Cross Preschool Salamander | Swimmers work on kicking and can perform glides (front and back), enter deep water safely, float in deep water, swim with a PFD, and swim 5m continuously. |
| Red Cross Swim Preschool - Crocodile | 3-6 years, successful completion of the skills in Red Cross Preschool Sunfish | Swimmers further develop the front and back glide with kick, front and back swim, jump into deep water, swim with a PFD in deep water, and swim 10m continuously. |
| Red Cross Swim Preschool – Whale | 3-6 years, successful completion of the skills in Red Cross Preschool Crocodile | Swimmers increase their distance on front and back glide with kick, increase distance on front and back swim, learn the sitting dive, and will be able to swim 15m continuously upon completion of the level. |
| Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 1 | At least 5 years of age, no previous swimming experience required | Swimmers develop front and back float, front and back glide, flutter kick (assisted), shallow water entries and exits, and swim 5m. |
| Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 2 | At least 5 years of age, successful completion of the skills in Red Cross Swim Kids Level 1 | Swimmers learn front and back glide with flutter kick, develop front swim, complete deep-water activities (assisted) and swim 10m continuously. |
| Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 3 | At least 5 years of age, successful completion of the skills in Red Cross Swim Kids Level 2 OR Preschool Whale | Swimmers increase their distance on front and back glide with flutter kick, perform flutter kick unassisted, wear a PFD in deep water, float in deep water, and swim 15m continuously. |
| Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 4 | At least 5 years of age, successful completion of the skills in Red Cross Swim Kids Level 3 | Swimmers learn back swim with shoulder roll and front crawl (10m), work on flutter kick on back, perform kneeling dive, introduction to sculling and swim 25m continuously. |
| Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 5 | At least 5 years of age, successful completion of the skills in Red Cross Swim Kids Level 4 | Swimmers develop front crawl (15m), learn back crawl (15m) and whip kick on back, learn stride dive and treading water, perform head-first sculling on back, and swim 50m continuously. |
| Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 6 | At least 5 years of age, successful completion of the skills in Red Cross Swim Kids Level 5 | Swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (25m), learn elementary back stroke (15m), learn dolphin kick, tread water in deep water, perform front dive, and swim 75m continuously. |
| Red Cross Youth - Swim Kids Level 7 | At least 5 years of age, successful completion of the skills in Red Cross Swim Kids Level 6 | Swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (50m) and elementary back stroke (25m), learn front scull, perform whip kick on front and dolphin kick, learn stride entry and swim 150m continuously. |
| Red Cross Youth - Swim Kids Level 8 | At least 5 years of age, successful completion of the skills in Red Cross Swim Kids Level 7 | Swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (75m) and elementary back stroke (25m), learn breast stroke (15m), learn eggbeater/tread water, perform feet-first surface dive and standing shallow dive, and swim 300m continuously. |
| Red Cross Youth - Swim Kids Level 9 | At least 5 years of age, successful completion of the skills in Red Cross Swim Kids Level 8 | Swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (100m), elementary back stroke (50m) and breast stroke (25m), learn sidestroke kick, perform head-first surface dive, and swim 400m continuously. |
| Red Cross Youth - Swim Kids Level 10 | At least 5 years of age, successful completion of the skills in Red Cross Swim Kids Level 9 | Swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (100m), elementary back stroke (50m) and breast stroke (50m), learn sidestroke (25m), perform dolphin kick (vertical), learn feet- and head-first surface dives with underwater swim, and swim 500m continuously. |
| Red Cross Adult & Teen Swim Basics 1 | No previous swimming experience required. | Swimmers learn front and back float, front and back glide with kick, front swim for 10m, shallow water entries and exits, and deep-water activities (assisted). |
| Red Cross Adult & Teen Swim Basics 2 | Some swimming experience and can perform front swim 10m comfortably. | Swimmers learn back swim with shoulder roll, front and back crawl (15m), sitting dive, kneeling dive, stride dive and front dive, treading water, and swim a minimum distance of 25m. |
| Red Cross Adult & Teen Swim Strokes | Able to swim front crawl at least 15m continuously, back crawl 15m and is comfortable swimming in deep water. | Swimmers choose the stroke(s) they wish to focus on. Participation-based program with individual goals. |
| Red Cross Adult & Teen Swim Sports | Is interested in participating in sports modules and is comfortable moving/swimming in shallow water. If participant cannot swim, is comfortable using flotation support such as a PFD. | Swimmers participate in two lessons per sport activity and learn the fundamental skills and techniques of each. |
