Introduction to Water Skills
5 - 17 years

• Enter and exit water using ladder, steps, side of the pool, or ramp
• Blow bubbles through mouth and nose
• Bobbing
• Open eyes underwater and retrieve submerged objects independently
• Front jellyfish and tuck float for 10 seconds
• Front and back glides and back float
• Recover to a vertical position from a front glide and back float or glide
• Roll from front to back and back to front
• Tread water using arm and had actions
• Alternating and simultaneous leg actions on front/back
• Alternating and simultaneous arm actions on front/back
• Combined arm/leg actions on front/back
• Staying safe around aquatic environments

Prerequisite: Child must be ready to participate in a group setting.

Minimum: 3 Maximum: 7