Programs

Level 2, Fundamental Aquatic Skills

The objective of Level 2 is to give participants success with fundamental skills. Many of the skills taught in this level are the similar skills taught in Skippers 3. This level marks the beginning of true locomotion skills. Participants learn to glide and float without support and recover to a vertical position. Participants further develop simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back, laying the foundation for future strokes. New water safety topics are introduced, and previously acquired water safety knowledge and skills are reinforced. Recommended for 5 to 12 year olds.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Level 1 and/or successful demonstration of the Level 1 exit skills including entering the water independently, traveling 5 yards in the water, bobbing, gliding on the front, rolling to the back to float, and recovering to a vertical position. This is not a comprehensive list of skills needed to be prepared for Level 2, but rather a guide to help determine placement.