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ProgramLevel RegistrationGuide
Canswimfront&back crawl at least
100m; elementarybackstroke&breas-
troke25m; swim400mcontinuously.
KidsLevel 10
6 years&over
If just startingout,
noprevious lessons required.
KidsLevel 1
6 years&over
Canfloat/front andback, exhale
throughmouthandnose; flutter kick
whileglidingon front andback; swim5
metres continuously.
KidsLevel 2
6 years&over
Deepwater activities; breathe rhyth-
mically10 times; glide front/backwith
kick for 5m; swim10mcontinuously.
KidsLevel 3
6 years&over
Canswimfront crawl at least 5metres,
arms recoveringabovewater; swim15
metres continuously.
KidsLevel 4
6 years&over
Cansurface support 45seconds; swim
front crawl at least 10m; swimonback
withkick10m; swim25mcontinu-
ously.
KidsLevel 5
6 years&over
Canswimfront andback crawl at least
15m;whipkickonbackat least 5m;
kneelingdive; swim50mcontinu-
ously.
KidsLevel 6
6 years&over
Canswimfront crawl andback crawl
at least 25metres; coordinatedel-
ementarybackstrokeat least 15me-
tres ; swim75metres continuously.
KidsLevel 7
6 years&over
Canswimfront crawl andback crawl
at least 50metres; elementaryback-
stroke25metres; whipkickon front
15metres; swim150metres continu-
ously.
KidsLevel 8
6 years&over
Canswimfront crawl andback crawl
at least 75metres ; elementary
backstrokeandbreaststrokeat least
25metres; headfirst scullingonback
10metres; stride jump; swim300m
continuously.
KidsLevel 9
6 years&over
Prerequisite
Levels
Childmust beable tohold
his/her headup. Introduc-
tion togettingwet.
Starfish
4months -1year
withadult
Performa front, back, verti-
cal position (assisted),move
forward, backwardanduse
arms (assisted).
Duck
1 - 2years
with adult
Move forwardbackwards
(assisted), front, back
floats and recovery (as-
sisted) andusebuoyant
objects for support.
SeaTurtle
2 - 3years
withadult
If just startingout,
noprevious lessons required.
Cancomfortablymoveand
floatwithassistanceand
put face in thewater.
Salamander
3 - 6years
Canenter shallowwater
safely; float andglideon
front andbackwithout
assistance;movearound
inaPFD; performrhythmic
breathing5 times.
Sunfish
3 - 6years
Can jump intochest
deepwater, do front and
backfloats and recover
andswimon front for 5
metres.
Crocodile
3 - 6years
Canfloat/front andback,
exhale throughmouthand
nose; flutter kickwhileglid-
ingon front andback; swim
10metres continuously.
Whale
3 - 6years
SeaOtter
3 - 6years
Prerequisite
Level
*register in Level 1
if 6 years old
*register in Level 1
if incomplete or in
Level 2 if complete
*register in Level 2
if incomplete, or in
Level 3 if complete
*register in Level 3
if 6 years old