The Intermediate levels encompass 3 Levels: 

• Intermediate Bronze 

• Intermediate Silver 

• Intermediate Gold 

You should be extremely comfortable with these levels as there is a high chance of being assigned one of them. 

LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

Here are the requirements of the Intermediate Bronze level: 

• Front drills

  • 11&1 20m

  • Front glide minimum of 20m

  • Introduction to 7&7

• Front crawl 60m

  • Beginning to look across water when breathing

  • Hand stretch forward and still in an extended position

  • High elbow recovery

  • Hip rotation at 11 & 1

  • Side breathing smooth

• Back drills

  • 11&1 40m

    • Hips stay up

  • Introduction to 7&7 

    • Hips stay up

• Back crawl 60m

  • 3 underwater dolphin kicks off the wall on the back

  • Hand entry smooth

  • Neck Is relaxed

  • Pinky entry

  • Shoulder roll almost developed

  • Thumb Exit

• One arm butterfly 20m

  • Arm swings wide on recovery

  • Thumb down during recovery 

  • Kicking in and out of stroke 

  • Bum up when the hand enters bum down when the hand exits

• Diving 

  • Entry becoming smoother 

• Treading water 2 1/2min

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

• Level Guides

LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

Here are the requirements of the Intermediate Silver level: 

• Front drill

  • 11&1 20m

  • 7&7  20m

• Front crawl 60m

  • 4 finger entry into the water

  • All IB skills

  • Elbows up when the hand enters the water

• Back drill 40m

  • 7&7  40m

  • Relaxed shoulders

• Back crawl 60m

  • 4 Kicks underwater dolphin kick off the wall on the back

  • Constant arm speed

  • Hand entry is smooth

  • Head is almost still 

  • Nose points straight up

• Butterfly drill 

  • 2x2x2 for 20m  

  • Kicking in and out of strokes 

  • Thumb pointing down on recovery 

  • Pushing off wall doing as many strokes without a breath 

• Diving 

  • Arms and legs enter the water in the same spot

• Treading water for 3 min

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

• Example Lesson Plan

LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

Here are the requirements of the Intermediate Gold Level: 

• Front drill

  • 7&7  40m

    • High elbow 

    • Long reach 

• Front crawl 60m

  • 4 Finger entry 

  • All IS skills

  • High elbows on the recovery 

  • Reaching all the way forward on the entry 

• Back Drill 

  • 7&7 20m 

    • Perfect balance

• Back crawl 60m

  • 4 kicks underwater dolphin kick off the wall on the back

  • Roll is consistent with no pauses 

  • Hand entry is smooth

  • Head Is almost still 

  • Nose points straight up

• Butterfly drill   

  • Dolphin dives 20m 

    • Timing for the stroke bum up when hands enter

• 2 x 2 x 2 Butterfly 20m

  • Arms simultaneously swinging wide on recovery 

  • Pull back by the body 

  • Thumbs pointed down towards the bottom of the pool

  • Head lifts when arm start to pull back for a breath 

  • Chin stays on the surface when breathing 

  • Head looking at bottom of the pool when not breathing 

  • Kicking in and out of stroke

• Treading water 3 min 30 sec 

  • Introduction to eggbeater 

  • Get the rhythm of legs 

• Diving 

  • Minimal splash

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

• Example Lesson Plan