Lessons Conversion chart If the swimmer... Register In Previous Level Parent & Is 4 to 12 months old and ready to learn to enjoy the water with a parent Starfish Tot 1 Parent & Is 12 to 24 months old and ready to learn to enjoy the water with a parent Duck Tot 2 Parent & Is 24 to 36 months old and ready to learn to enjoy the water with a parent Sea Turtle Tot 3 3 to 5 years Is 3 to 5 years and just starting out on his/her own in the water (parent Preschool participation for the first five weeks with transition to independent swimming lessons) 1 Can jump into chest-deep water (assisted), get their face wet and Preschool Sea Otter blow bubbles, float on their front and back for 3 sec. assisted 2 Can jump into chest-deep water on their own, submerge and exhale 3 Preschool times, float on their front and back for 3 sec. with a PFD, kick on their Salamander back for 5 m (assisted) 3 Can hold their breath underwater, kick on their front and back for 3 m, Preschool float on their front and back for 5 sec. and jump into deep water while Sunfish wearing a PFD 4 Can recover objects from the bottom in waist deep water, can glide Preschool and kick 5 m independently, float on their back and roll to their front Crocodile then swim 3 m 5 Can kick 7 m on their front, back and side, swim front crawl with a PFD Preschool Whale for 5 m and tread water while wearing a PFD 6 6 to 12 years Can jump independently unto chest-deep water, float of their front Swim Kids 1/ Swimmer 1 and back for 5 sec., glide 3 m and hold their breath underwater Sea Otter, Incomplete Can swim with kick for 5 m, roll laterally front to back and back to front Swim Kids 2/ Swimmer 2 and swim front crawl while wearing a PFD Completed Salamander Complete Can swim with kick for 7 m on front, back and side, tread water for 10 Swim Kids 2/ Swimmer 3 sec. and swim front and back crawl for 5 m Completed Sunfish Lessons Conversion chart (con’t) 6 to 12 years (Cont’d) Register In Previous Level Can jump into deep water returning to side and exit independently, Incomplete tread water for 15 sec., perform whip kick in a vertical position and swim Swimmer 4 Swim Kids 3/ 10 m of front and back crawl Completed Crocodile Can perform a handstand in water, swim front and back crawl for 13 Complete m, and complete the Swim to Survive skills; jump into deep water, Swimmer 5 Swim Kids 3/ tread water for 15 sec. and swim 15 m consecutively Completed Whale Can do a kneeling dive and forward roll into deep water, tread water for 30 sec., perform front and back crawl 15 m, and flutter kick 4x15 m Swimmer 6 Swim Kids 4/5 with 20 sec. rests Can do a standing dive, tread water for 1 minute, swim 5 m Swimmer 7 Swim Kids 6 underwater, whip kick on back for 15 m and sprint front crawl for 25 m Can tuck jump into the water, eggbeater for 30 sec. while staying stationary, swim 25 m of breaststroke, 50 m of front and back crawl Swimmer 8 Swim Kids 7 and head-up front crawl for 10 m Can swim underwater to recover an object, eggbeater kick on their back for 15 m, swim 25 m of sidestroke, sprint 25 m of breaststroke Swimmer 9 Swim Kids 8 / Rookie and swim 300 m continuously Can scull in ready position for 30 sec., foot-first and head-first surface dives in the water, complete an obstacle swim of 25 m and swim 100 Swimmer 10 Swim Kids 9 / Ranger m in 3 minutes Can do a stride entry and swim head-up for 25 m, support an object while treading water for 1 min., remove an unconscious victim and Swimmer 11 Swim Kids 10 / Star swim 200 m in 6 minutes Can carry an object for 25 m, travel and change direction using eggbeater, swim 100 m of front and back crawl, 100 m of breaststroke Swimmer 12 Lifesaving Fitness and swim 300 m in 9 minutes 13+ years and have completed Swimmer Levels-continue to Leadership Course sec- tion 13+ years and have not completed Swimmer Levels Wants to learn how to float, swim 10 m, kick 15 m and glide 3-5 m on Swimmer 1 their front and back, submerge and exhale underwater, tread water Adult/Teen Basics and Swim to Survive Adult/Teen Wants to improve on their stroke development by swimming 25 m of Swimmer 2 Adult/Teen front and back crawl, learn whip kick and breaststroke and how to Starting Strokes swim underwater Adult/Teen Wants to build endurance with a 300 m workout, swim 100 m of front Swimmer 3 Adult/Teen and back crawl, support themselves at the surface for 1 min. and Strokes & Skills challenge themselves with a 50 m sprint Adult/Teen.