Red Cross Swim Lesson Levels

Skills Evaluation

Unsure of your kid’s swimming stage? Sign them up for a ten minutes abilities analysis with a Red Cross licensed teacher who will advocate a stage primarily based in your kid’s demonstrated abilities. To schedule an analysis, name the Program Desk at 208-468-5858.

Parent/Child Classes

Parent/Child 1 – 6 months to three years

This class is designed to assist the kid acclimate to the water whereas instructing the caregiver(s) primary strategies for early success. Children study to benefit from the water by way of songs, video games, and repetition. One mum or dad per little one within the class.

Parent/Child 2 – 2-4 years

Toddlers are launched to swimming with much less full assist from dad and mom. As consolation will increase the aim is to encourage every little one to change into extra snug working with the teacher, permitting Parents to transition out of actions and observe shut by throughout sure abilities. 

Preschool Classes

Preschool 1 – 3-5 years

In this class, kids will change into snug with the water in a enjoyable, and protected setting. Children will play video games and study primary water abilities, together with floats, kicking, gliding and mixed stroke on back and front with assist.

Preschool 2 – 3-5 years

In this class, kids start to construct on the essential abilities realized in Preschool 1 in addition to changing into snug with unbiased abilities within the water. Preschool 2 expands on the scholars performing abilities with help to independently performing aquatic abilities. Children proceed to realize and increase on their water security data and abilities. To enroll in Preschool 2, kids should move Preschool 1, or take a swim analysis previous to registration.

Preschool 2 – 3-5 years

In this class, kids increase their swimming with further follow and longer distances whereas rising repetitions and refinement of primary strokes. Skills on this stage are carried out independently by the kid. Children additionally proceed to find out about protected behaviors in and across the water. To enroll in Preschool 3, kids should move Preschool 2, or take a swim analysis previous to registration.

Levels past Child/Parent and Preschool

Level 1 – Suggested Ages: 6 years and older

In this class, swimmers will begin to study and carry out the basics of swimming with teacher help. Skills embrace an introduction to floating on back and front, bobbing beneath water and mixed stroke on the back and front with assist and help. 

Level 2 – Suggested Ages: 6 and older

Level 2 focuses on increasing and rising every pupil’s unbiased swimming abilities. Lessons will emphasize floating and gliding together with unbiased mixed stroke on back and front. Students will even be launched to rotary respiratory. 

Level 3 – Suggested Ages: 6 and older

In this class college students will concentrate on ability competency. Swimmers will develop coordination of entrance crawl and rotary respiratory in addition to, elementary backstroke, again crawl, and obtain an introduction to the dolphin kick and deep water work (e.g. diving and treading water).

Level 4 – Suggested Ages: 8 and older

In this stage, college students will start to construct on the extra advanced strokes that they started to study in Level 3. They will start to study the complete breaststroke, sidestroke, and butterfly, whereas refining strokes beforehand realized. Participants will even change into proficient in diving and treading water.

Level 5 – Suggested Ages: 8 and older

In this stage, Swimmers will start to good the stroked they’ve already realized whereas being given tougher abilities similar to shallow angle dives and flip turns for each the entrance crawl and again crawl. They might be anticipated to be snug and assured in toes first floor dives, treading water for two minutes and swimming entrance crawl, again crawl, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke and butterfly for 15-25 yards every.

Level 6 – Suggested Ages: 8 and older

Level 6 supplies a complete evaluation of the 6 main strokes. They will work on bettering their method in addition to engaged on endurance and health. Students will even study the fundamentals of diving from a diving board and be introduce to some primary lifesaving abilities.