Swim Level Guide | 游泳课程等级介绍

LEVEL 1: Introduction to Water Skills

Purpose: To help students feel comfortable in the water.

• Basic water safety rules
• Submerging mouth, nose, and eyes
• Opening eyes underwater & retrieving objects
• Swimming on front and back using arm and leg actions
• Recognizing swimmers in distress and getting help
• Exhaling underwater
• Floating on front and back

LEVEL 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills

Purpose: To give students success with fundamental skills.

• Submerging the entire head
• Front and back glide
• Front and back crawl
• Kneeling or standing dive (shallow dive progression)
• Rotary breathing
• Survival float & back float
• Butterfly kick and body motion

LEVEL 3: Stroke Readiness

Purpose: To build on Level 2 skills with more guided practice.

• Reaching assist
• Submerging and retrieving an object
• Front and back glide
• Front and back crawl
• Kneeling or standing dive (continued)

LEVEL 4: Stroke Development

Purpose: To build stroke confidence and improve aquatic skills.

• Safe diving rules
• Dive from stride or shallow position
• Survival float & back float
• Elementary backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly
• Throwing assist
• Feet-first surface dive
• Front and back crawl

LEVEL 5: Stroke Refinement

Purpose: To coordinate and refine strokes with more technique.

• Survival swimming
• Standing dive
• Open turns (front and back)
• Front and back crawl
• Rescue breathing
• Tuck and pike surface dives
• Flip turns (front & backstroke)
• Elementary backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, sidestroke

LEVEL 6: Swimming & Skill Proficiency

Purpose: To swim with ease, efficiency, power, and endurance.

Level 6 prepares students for swim teams and advanced courses such as:

• Water Safety Instructor
• Lifeguard Training

Additional focus options include:

• Personal Water Safety
• Lifeguard Readiness
• Fundamentals of Diving
• Fitness Swimmer