Orientation to deep water and the front and back crawl are introduced. Students in this level must be able to float on their fronts and backs without support and be able to swim 35' on both front and back. The front and back crawl are further developed. Diving and the elementary backstroke kick are introduced. Students in this level must be able to swim 25 yards each of the front crawl, back crawl and 35' of elementary backstroke kick.
Endurance is increased.
The breaststroke and sidestroke are introduced. They must also be able to tread water for 2 minutes. In this level, strokes are continued for distance, the breaststroke and sidestroke are refined, the dolphin kick and diving from the board are introduced. The butterfly and competitive turns are introduced at this level. Students will be taught the pike and tuck dives from the diving board, pike and tuck surface dives, alternative kicks for treading water, throwing assists and roll a spinal injury victim to face up position.