In Preschool Aquatics Level 1, your child is introduced to basic skills. These skills lay the foundation for developing water competency and the future skill development of swimming strokes. In addition, your child starts to develop positive attitudes and safe practices around the water.

Certain milestones are necessary for successful completion of Preschool Aquatics Level 1, including:

• Entering the water independently using ramp, steps, or side and travel at least 5 yards.
• Submerging mouth and blowing bubbles for at least 3 seconds.
• Exiting the water safely.
• Gliding on front for at least 2 body lengths with support.
• Rolling to back and floating for 3 seconds with support.
• Recovering to a vertical position with support

Pre-school Aquatics Level 2 marks the beginning of independent aquatic locomotion skills. Children continue to explore using simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back to gain greater proficiency in preparation for performing strokes.

Some of the milestones achieved in Preschool Aquatics Level 2 include:

• Gliding on front at least 2 body lengths.
• Rolling to back, floating on back for 15 seconds, then recovering to a vertical position.
• Gliding on back for at least 2 body lengths.
• Rolling to front, then recovering to a vertical position.
• Swimming using combined arm and leg actions on front for 3 body lengths.
• Rolling to back, floating for 15 seconds, rolling to front then continuing to swim on front for 3 body lengths.

Preschool Aquatics puts the fun in fundamentals. Each
class is loaded with enjoyable, engaging, and challenging activities that motivate children to want to perform and learn to swim.

Some of the milestones in Level 3 include:

• Stepping from the side into chest-deep water.
• Pushing off the bottom and moving into a treading or floating position for 15 seconds, swimming on front and/or back for 5 body lengths and then exiting the water.
• Moving into a back float for 15 seconds, rolling to front then recovering to a vertical position.
• Pushing off and swimming using combined arm and leg actions on front for 5 body lengths.
• Rolling to back, floating for 15 seconds, rolling to front then continuing to swim for 5 body lengths.

All Preschool Level 3 skills are performed independently.