SSP Swim Lessons: Level 2 (Ages 6 & Older)

Level 2 - Fundamental Aquatic Skills

Participants, ages 6 and up, experience success with fundamental skills.

Skills include:

• Jump into shoulder-deep water
• Breath control, bobbing and rotary breathing
• Float and glide on front and back
• Roll over: front to back/back to front
• Change direction while swimming
• Tread water, 15 sec.
• Swim on front and back, 15 yd.

Exit Skills:

• Jump into shoulder-deep water, tread water or float 15 sec., swim on front and/or back for 5 yd. and exit the water
• Back float 15 sec., roll to front and recover to a vertical position
• Swim on front 5 yd., roll to back and float 15 sec., roll to front and continue swimming 5 yd.

Prerequisite: Children must have complete Learn-to-Swim Lessons: Level 1 or have equivalent skills.