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American Red Cross Lean to Swim Program

Please read through the levels below in order to determine which level your child needs.

Parent Tot (6 month - 3 years)

Level 1: Provides experiences and activities for children to:

  • Learn to ask for permission before entering the water
  • Learn how to enter/exit water safely
  • Feel comfortable in the water
  • Explore submerging to the mouth, nose, eyes and completely
  • Explore buoyancy
  • Change body position in the water
  • Learn how to play safely

  • Learn To Swim

    Level 1:

  • Enter/exit water safely
  • Blow bubbles
  • Open eyes under water
  • Front and back float
  • Front and back glide
  • Flutter kick
  • Steamboat
  • Roll over
  • Jump in and submerge, return to wall
  • Level 2:

  • Intro to side breathing
  • Open eyes and retrieve object under water
  • Flutter kick
  • Front float
  • Front/back glide
  • Steamboat
  • Winging and kicking
  • Intro to crawl and elementary backstroke
  • Jump in and swim 5 arm strokes
  • Level 2 1/2:

  • Side breathing
  • Flutter kick
  • Steamboat with dolphin kick
  • Winging and kicking
  • Crawlstroke
  • Elementary backstroke arms
  • Elementary backstroke kick
  • Intro to elementary backstroke
  • Intro to backstroke
  • Level 3:
  • Side breathing
  • Crawl stroke
  • Underwater swimming
  • Side kicking
  • Elementary backstroke
  • Intro to diving
  • Level 3 1/2:

  • Feet first surface dive
  • Underwater streamline
  • Crawl stroke 25 yards
  • Elementary backstroke 25 yards
  • Backstroke 25 yards
  • Tread water
  • Breaststroke kick
  • Breaststroke pull
  • Intro to breaststroke
  • Intro to butterfly
  • Level 4:

  • Open turns
  • Intro to alternate breathing
  • Crawl stroke 50 yards
  • Breaststroke 25 yards
  • Butterfly 15 yards
  • Elementary backstroke 50 yards
  • Backstroke 50 yards
  • Level 5: Stroke Refinement
    Provides further coordination and refinement of stokes.

  • Flip turns
  • Surface dive tuck and pike positions
  • Crawl stroke 50 yards
  • Breaststroke 50 yards
  • Butterfly 25 yards
  • Side stroke
  • Elementary backstroke 50 yards
  • Backstroke 50 yards
  • Long shallow dive

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