If your child…
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Red Cross Learn To Swim levels
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Lifesaving Society Swim For Life® equivalent
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Is 4 to 12 months old and ready to learn to enjoy the water with parent…
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Starfish |
Parent & Tot 1 |
Is 12 to 24 months old and ready to learn to enjoy the water with parent…
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Duck |
Parent & Tot 2 |
Is 2 to 3 years old and ready to learn to enjoy the water with a parent…
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Turtle |
Parent & Tot 3 |
Is 3 to 5 years and just starting out on his or her own….
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Sea Turtle |
Preschool 1 |
Is 5+ years and just starting out on his or her own….
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Swimmer 1 |
Can get in and out and jump into chest-deep water assisted; float and glide on front and back; blow bubbles and get face wet…
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Salamander |
Preschool 2 |
Is 5+ years and can get in and out and jump into chest-deep water assisted; float and glide on front and back; blow bubbles and get face wet…
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Swimmer 1 |
Can jump into chest-deep water; submerge and exhale underwater; float on front and back assisted for 3 sec…
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Sunfish |
Preschool 3 |
| Is 5+ years and can jump into chest-deep water; submerge and exhale underwater; float on front and back assisted for 3 sec… |
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Swimmer 1 |
Can jump into deep water wearing a lifejacket; recover objects from the bottom; hold breath underwater; float, glide and kick on front and back…
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Crocodile |
Preschool 4 |
Is 5+ years and can jump into deep water wearing a lifejacket; recover objects from the bottom; hold breath underwater; float, glide and kick on front and back…
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Swimmer 1 |
Can do solo jumps into deep water; swim front crawl 5 m wearing a lifejacket and flutter kick on front, back and side…
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Whale |
Preschool 5 |
Is 5+ years and can do solo jumps into deep water; swim front crawl 5 m wearing a lifejacket and flutter kick on front, back and side…
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Swimmer 2 |
Is 5 to 12 years and just starting out…
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Swim Kids 1 |
Swimmer 1 |
Can jump into chest-deep water by themselves and into deep-water wearing a lifejacket; open eyes, hold breath, and exhale underwater; float, kick and glide on front and back…
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Swim Kids 2 |
Swimmer 2 |
Can jump into deep water and do a sideways entry wearing a lifejacket; support self at the surface for 15 sec.; do whip kick in vertical position; and swim 10 m on front and back…
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Swim Kids 3 |
Swimmer 3 |
Can tread for 30 sec.; do kneeling dives and front somersaults; 10 m whip kick on back; and swim 15 m front crawl and back crawl…
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Swim Kids 4
Swim Kids 5 |
Swimmer 4 |
Can complete the Canadian Swim to Survive Standard: Roll – Tread (1 min.) – Swim (50 m); dive; swim underwater; 15 m whip kick on front; breaststroke arms with breathing; and swim front and back crawl 25 m…
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Swim Kids 6 |
Swimmer 5 |
Can do shallow dives and cannonballs; eggbeater and scissor kick; swim 50 m front and back crawl; breaststroke for 25 m; sprint 25 m; interval training 4 x 50 m…
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Swim Kids 7 |
Swimmer 6 |
Can do stride entries and compact jumps; legs- only surface support for 45 sec.; sprint 25 m breaststroke; swim 100 m of front crawl and back crawl and 300 m workout…
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Swim Kids 8 |
Rookie Patrol |
Preferred successful completion – Rookie Patrol
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Swim Kids 9 |
Ranger Patrol |
Preferred successful completion – Ranger Patrol
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Swim Kids 10 |
Star Patrol |
Preferred successful completion – Star Patrol
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Bronze Star |
