PollyWog 1
* All Preschool Aquatics Level 1 skills can be performed with support
Enter the water on your own using the ramp, steps, or side. Travel at least 5 yards, dip your mouth in the water, and blow bubbles for 3 seconds. Then, safely get out of the pool. (Kids can walk, move along the wall, or try to swim.)
In shallow water, glide forward on your stomach for 2 body lengths, roll onto your back, float for 3 seconds, then stand up.
PollyWog 2
* All Preschool Aquatics Level 2 skills can be performed with support
Glide on your stomach for 2 body lengths, then roll onto your back and float for 15 seconds. Finish by standing up.
Glide on your back for 2 body lengths, then roll to your stomach and stand up.
Swim forward using arms and legs for 3 body lengths, roll to your back, float for 15 seconds, then roll to your stomach and keep swimming forward for another 3 body lengths.
PollyWog 3
* All Preschool Aquatics Level 3 skills are done independently
Step into chest-deep water from the side, push off the bottom, and tread water or float for 15 seconds. Then, swim on your front or back for 5 body lengths and exit the pool.
Float on your back for 15 seconds, roll onto your front, and then stand up.
Push off and swim forward using arms and legs for 5 body lengths, roll to your back, float for 15 seconds, roll to your front, and keep swimming for 5 more body lengths.
Level 1
Enter the water on your own, move 5 yards, bob up and down 5 times to chin level, then safely exit the pool. (You can walk, move along the wall, or try to swim.)
Float on your stomach with help for 3 seconds, then roll onto your back (with assistance) and float with support for another 3 seconds.
Level 2
Step into chest-deep water, float on your stomach for 5 seconds, roll onto your back and float, then stand up. After that, float on your back again for 5 seconds and stand up once more.
Push off and swim forward using arms and legs for 15 feet, then push off and swim on your back for another 15 feet.
Level 3
Jump into chest-deep water from the side, then swim front crawl for 15 yards with your face in the water and a steady breathing pattern (to the front or side). Tread water or float for 30 seconds, then swim back crawl for 15 yards.
Level 4
Enter chest-deep water feet-first, swim front crawl for 25 yards, then float or scull on your back for 1 minute in deep water. After that, swim elementary backstroke for 15 yards.
Swim breaststroke for 15 yards, tread water for 1 minute, and then swim back crawl for 25 yards.
Level 5
Do a shallow dive into deep water, then swim front crawl for 50 yards. Float or scull on your back for 2 minutes, then swim elementary backstroke for 25 yards.
Swim breaststroke for 25 yards, tread water for 2 minutes, and then swim back crawl for 50 yards.
Level 6 - Fitness Swimmer
Swim 500 yards continuously in this order:
Front crawl: 100 yards
Back crawl: 100 yards
Breaststroke: 50 yards
Elementary backstroke: 50 yards
Sidestroke: 50 yards
Butterfly: 50 yards
Any stroke of your choice: 100 yards
Complete the Cooper 12-minute swim test and compare your results to your pre-assessment performance.
Level 6 - Personal Water Safety
Swim 500 yards without stopping using the following strokes in order:
Front crawl – 100 yards
Back crawl – 100 yards
Breaststroke – 50 yards
Elementary backstroke – 50 yards
Sidestroke – 50 yards
Butterfly – 50 yards
Any stroke of your choice – 100 yards
Jump into deep water, perform a survival float for 5 minutes, then roll onto your back and float for another 5 minutes.
Do a feet-first surface dive, retrieve an object from at least 7 feet deep, then bring it back to the surface and return to where you started.