Must be 5 years or older by the first day of class. The objective is to help students feel comfortable in the water and enjoy the water safely. Elementary aquatic skills are taught. Passed level I or equivalent. The objective is to give students success with fundamental skills.
Students learn to float without support and to recover to a vertical position.
Passed Level II or equivalent. The objective is to coordinate the front crawl and back crawl. Students learn treading water, safe diving rules, diving from the side of the pool, and are introduced to the elementary backstroke. Passed Level III or equivalent. The object is to increase endurance by swimming front crawl, back crawl, and elementary backstroke for greater distances.