For children new to the water, or potentially apprehensive in water, course orients children to the aquatic environment and basic aquatic skills.

• Enter and exit water using ladder, steps or side

• Blowing bubbles through mouth and nose

• Submerging mouth, nose and eyes

• Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects

• Front glide and recover to a vertical position

• Back float and recover to a vertical position

• Back glide

• Roll from front to back and back to front

• Treading with arm and hand actions

• Alternating and simultaneous leg actions on front and back

• Alternating and simultaneous arm actions on front and back

• Combined arm and leg actions on front and back

• Staying safe around aquatic environments

• Recognizing the lifeguards

• Don’t just pack it, wear your jacket

• Recognizing an emergency

• How to call for help

• Too much sun is no fun

1. Enter independently, using either the ramp, steps or side, travel at least 5 yards, submerge to mouth and blow bubbles for at least 3 seconds, then safely exit the water. (Children can walk, move along the gutter or “swim.”)

2. While in shallow water, glide on front for at least 2 body lengths, then roll to back and float on back for 3 seconds, then recover to a vertical position.

* All Preschool Aquatics Level 1 skills can be performed with support.

PLEASE NO GOGGLES FOR ANY OF THE PRE-K LEVELS.