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Red Cross Progressive Swimming
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Infant & Preschool:
Water Adjustment
Water entries
Front kick
Blow Bubbles
Prone glide
Underwater exploration
Back float
Back glided
Back arm stroke
Back combined skills
Front combined skills
Beginner stroke
Roll over
Life Jacket
Change positions
Parent Safety
Bob to Safety
Reaching assist
Rescue breathing
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Level I:
Submerge face 3 secs.
Bounce 10 times
Supported front float
Supported back float
Blow bubbles
Enter and exit water
Move through water
Supported front kick
Supported back kick
Arm action
Safety rules
Get help-EMS
Reaching assists
Release cramp
Life jacket
Optional-Longfellow
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Level II (Beginner):
Submerge head-3 sec.
Retrieve object
Orient to deep water
Prone float/glide 5 sec.
Back float/glide 5 sec.
Level off
Rhythmic breathing
Step in
Exit at side
Front flutter kick
Back flutter kick
Finning
Back crawl arms
Front stroke 5 yds.
Back stroke 5 yds.
Turn over
Float-life jacket 1 min
Extension assists
Assist non -swimmer
Rescue breathing
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Level III (Adv. Beg.):
Retrieve Object
Bob 15 times
Dive from board
Kneeling dive
Compact dive
Prone glide
Back
glide
Front crawl breathing
Back crawl -10yds
Elem. Backstroke kick
Reverse direction
Diving rules
Tread water
Jump into life jacket HELP/huddle
Rescue breathing
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Level IV:
Deep water bob
Buoyancy & float positions
Rotary breathing
Stride dive
Standing dive
Elem. Backstroke 10 yds
Scull
5yds/15 secs
Front crawl 25 yds
Crawl 25 yds
Breast-stroke kick 10yds
Side-stroke kick 10 yds
Turn at wall
Tread water 2 min
Rescue breathing
Watch CPR
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LEVEL V (Inter.):
Alternate breathing
Stride jump
Dive from board
Long shallow dive
Breast stroke 10 yds
Sidestroke 10 yds
Underwater swim 3 body lengths
Elem. back stroke 25 yds
Dolphin kick 10 yds
Front crawl 50 yds
Back crawl 50 yds
Open turns
Board diving rules
Spinal injury recognition
Hip/shoulder support
Feet first surface dive
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Level VI (Swimmers):
Board-approach and hurdle
Board-tuck jump
Front crawl 100 yds
Back crawl-100yds
Breaststroke 25 yds
Sidestroke 25 yds.
Butterfly 10 yds
Approach stroke 25 yds
Breaststroke turn
Sidestroke turn
Breaststroke speed turn
Front flip turn
Pike surface turn
Tuck surface turn
Tread 3 min. 1 no hands
Throwing rescue
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Level VII:
Board dive-tuck and pike
500 yd swim
Front crawl 200 yds
Underwater swim 15 yds
Back crawl 100 yds
Breast stroke 50 yds
Sidestroke 50 yds
Butterfly 25 yds
Back flip turn
Equipment rescue
Conditioning principles
Heart rate
Retrieve brick 8-10 ft
Basic safety skills
Tread 5 min
Assist backboard rescue
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