No breathing skills are required. Breathing Skills Students learn to take a breath while swimming the front crawl without interrupting the front crawl stroke. Jump in water and Recovery Students jump into water at least five-feet deep and return to the surface, and using the front crawl stroke, swim to the pool edge. The student must have the toes completely curled over the pool deck edge so as not to slip when jumping. 3 Pool Safety Students review safety rules from skill level one and two.
Students swim front crawl with coordinated breathing every stroke.
Student must be able to swim at least 60 feet. At this level the student must have a strong and consistent flutter kick, have a horizontal body position, and have good and complete arm strokes with good arm recovery above the water surface. The breathing must be executed without lifting the head out of the water. Students swim the back crawl for at least 60 feet. At this level, the student must have a good and consistent flutter kick, have a horizontal body position, and have a straight-arm recovery with the arms passing above the body when recovering.