Summer - Youth Level 6 - Ages 5+

Purpose:

Swimming and skill proficiency for strong swimmers. Refine strokes so students swim them with more ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances.

Prerequisites:

• Students entering this level must possess a Level 5 certificate

OR

• Demonstrate all the Level 5 skills

Learning Objectives: 

• Front crawl and elementary backstroke (100 yards)
• Back crawl, breaststroke, sidestroke, and butterfly (50 yards)
• Front and back crawl open turn AND flip turn while swimming
• Sidestroke, butterfly, and breaststroke turns while swimming
• HELP position (2 minutes)
• Huddle position (2 minutes)
• Feet first, tuck, and pike surface dive
• Back float (5 minutes)
• Survival float (5 minutes)
• Survival swimming (10 minutes)
• Treading water, kicking only (2 minutes)
• Surface dive and retrieve an object from the bottom (7-10 feet depth)
• Learn how to respond in dangerous aquatic situations to remain safe
• Learn about avoiding swimming on your own
• Learn about staying safe on and around boats

Certification Requirements:

• Demonstrate proficiency in all required skills and activities, including in-water skills
• Successfully complete the following exit skills assessment:
  • Swim 500 yards continuously using any 3 strokes of your choice, swimming at least 50 yards of each stroke
  • Jump into deep water, perform a survival float for 5 minutes, roll onto back and perform a back float for 5 minutes
  • Perform a feet first surface dive, retrieve an object from the bottom of the pool at a depth of 7-10 feet, return to surface