Transcription of Program Level Registration Guide – Red Cross Swim Kids
1 Program Level Registration Guide Red Cross Swim Kids Placement in Red Cross Swim programs depends on many variables including age, skill proficiency, previous experience and readiness. The following chart is a Guide only. Red Cross Swim Kids has options for swimmers with disabilities. Please check with your facility. Participant requirement to Level In this Level register Swimmers develop front and back float, At least 5 years of age, no Red Cross Swim front and back glide, flutter kick (assisted), previous swimming Kids 1 shallow water entries and exits, and swim experience required 5 metres. At least 5 years of age, Swimmers learn front and back glide with Red Cross Swim successful completion of the flutter kick, develop front swim, complete Kids 2 skills in Red Cross Swim Kids deep-water activities (assisted) and swim 1 10 metres continuously.
2 Swimmers increase their distance on front At least 5 years of age, and back glide with flutter kick, perform Red Cross Swim successful completion of the flutter kick unassisted, wear a PFD in Kids 3 skills in Red Cross Swim Kids deep water, float in deep water, and swim 2. 15 metres continuously. Swimmers learn back swim with shoulder At least 5 years of age, roll and front crawl (10m), work on flutter Red Cross Swim successful completion of the kick on back, perform kneeling dive, Kids 4 skills in Red Cross Swim Kids introduction to sculling and swim 25. 3. metres continuously. Swimmers develop front crawl (15m), At least 5 years of age, learn back crawl (15m) and whip kick on Red Cross Swim successful completion of the back, learn stride dive and treading water, Kids 5 skills in Red Cross Swim Kids perform head-first sculling on back, and 4.
3 Swim 50 metres continuously. Swimmers increase their distance on front At least 5 years of age, and back crawl (25m), learn elementary Red Cross Swim successful completion of the back stroke (15m), learn dolphin kick, Kids 6 skills in Red Cross Swim Kids tread water in deep water, perform front 5. dive, and swim 75 metres continuously. October 2014. Swimmers increase their distance on front At least 5 years of age, and back crawl (50m) and elementary Red Cross Swim successful completion of the back stroke (25m), learn front scull, Kids 7 skills in Red Cross Swim Kids perform whip kick on front and dolphin 6 kick, learn stride entry and swim 150. metres continuously. Swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (75m) and elementary At least 5 years of age, back stroke (25m), learn breast stroke Red Cross Swim successful completion of the (15m), learn eggbeater/tread water, Kids 8 skills in Red Cross Swim Kids perform feet-first surface dive and 7.
4 Standing shallow dive, and swim 300. metres continuously. Swimmers increase their distance on front At least 5 years of age, and back crawl (100m), elementary back Red Cross Swim successful completion of the stroke (50m) and breast stroke (25m), Kids 9 skills in Red Cross Swim Kids learn sidestroke kick, perform head-first 8 surface dive, and swim 400 metres continuously. Swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (100m), elementary back At least 5 years of age, stroke (50m) and breast stroke (50m), Red Cross Swim successful completion of the learn sidestroke (25m), perform dolphin Kids 10 skills in Red Cross Swim Kids kick (vertical), learn feet- and head-first 9. surface dives with underwater swim, and swim 500 metres continuously. October 2014.
