Swim Level Descriptions
The following outlines what children need to be able to accomplish for our Group Swim and Frozen Jets programs in order to pass the level and move onto the next level.
Group Swim
Level 1
- Safely enter and exit the water
- Entries:
- Jumping
- Stairs
- Climbing in
- Exits:
- Unassisted climbing out
- Stairs
- Ladder
- Entries:
- Unaided walking in water
- Blow Bubbles for 3 seconds
- Retrieve ring from under the water
- Monkey Walk
- Submerge face for 3 seconds – Unassisted
- Assisted Float on front
- Assisted Float on back
- Assisted Roll over from front to back/back to front
- Freestyle kick with support – able to use a barbell without assistance
Level 2A
- Safely enter and exit the water
- Entries:
- Jumping
- Stairs
- Climbing in
- Exits:
- Unassisted climbing out
- Stairs
- Ladder
- Entries:
- Fully Submerge Head 5 Seconds
- Retrieve Underwater object unassisted
- Freestyle kick on barbell – Unassisted – 10 meters
- Backstroke kick on barbell – Unassisted – 10 meters
- Front Glide – Unassisted
- Back Glide – Unassisted
- Unsupported Front Float – 5 Seconds
- Unsupported Back Float – 5 Seconds
- Unsupported Freestyle kick on Front – 5 meters
- Unsupported Backstroke kick on Back – 5 meters
- Assisted freestyle – 10 meters
- Assisted backstroke – 10 meters
- Introduce Sitting Dive
Level 2B
- Safely enter and exit the water
- Entries:
- Jumping
- Stairs
- Climbing in
- Exits:
- Unassisted climbing out
- Stairs
- Ladder
- Entries:
- Front float Unassisted – 10 seconds
- Front Streamline Unassisted – 5 meters
- Back float Unassisted – 10 seconds
- Back Streamline Unassisted – 5 meters
- Unsupported Rollovers Front to Back/Back to Front
- Freestyle – Unassisted – 10 meters
- Able to take front breaths, Unassisted
- Backstroke – Unassisted – 10 meters
- Jump into deep water
- Sitting Dive
Level 3
- Safely enter and exit the water
- Entries:
- Jumping
- Stairs
- Climbing in
- Exits:
- Unassisted climbing out
- Stairs
- Ladder
- Entries:
- Unassisted Front Streamline – 10 meters
- Unassisted Back Streamline – 10 meters
- Unassisted Freestyle kick with kickboard – 15 meters
- Freestyle with side breathing – Unassisted 15 meters
- Unassisted Backstroke kick with kickboard – 15 meters
- Backstroke with proper body rotation – Unassisted 15 meters
- Dolphin kick – Unassisted 5 meters
- Sitting Dive
- Kneeling Dive
Level 4A
- Safely enter and exit the water
- Entries:
- Jumping
- Stairs
- Climbing in
- Exits:
- Unassisted climbing out
- Stairs
- Ladder
- Entries:
- Front Streamline – 10 meters
- Back Streamline – 10 meters
- Freestyle kick with kickboard – 25 meters
- Freestyle with proper side breathing – 25 meters
- Backstroke with proper body rotation – 25 meters
- Butterfly kick – 10 meters
- Introduction of Freestyle flip turn
- Dive from standing position from side of the pool
Frozen Jets
Level 1
- Safely enter and exit the water
- Entries:
- Jumping
- Stairs
- Climbing in
- Exits:
- Unassisted climbing out
- Stairs
- Ladder
- Entries:
- Front Streamline – 10 meters
- Back Streamline – 10 meters
- Freestyle kick with kickboard – 50 meters
- Freestyle with proper side breathing – 50 meters
- Backstroke kick with kickboard – 50 meters
- Backstroke with proper body rotation – 50 meters
- Butterfly kick – 10 meters
- Butterfly – 25 meters
- Breaststroke kick – 25 meters
- Freestyle flip turn
- Backstroke flip turn
- Dive from standing position from side of the pool
- Introduction of diving from the starting block
Level 2 (Coach Recommended Only)
- Front Streamline – 10 meters
- Back Streamline – 10 meters
- Freestyle kick with kickboard – 100 meters
- Freestyle with proper side breathing and flip turns – 100 meters
- Backstroke kick with kickboard – 100 meters
- Backstroke with proper body rotation and flip turns – 100 meters
- Butterfly kick – 10 meters
- Butterfly – 25 meters
- Breaststroke kick – 25 meters
- Breaststroke – 25 meters
- Freestyle flip turn
- Backstroke flip turn
- Dive from standing position from side of the pool
- Dive from starting block