Red Cross Swim Kids
The 10 levels of Swim Kids ensure that swimmers progress gradually as their maturity, physical strength and abilities develop. Each level provides the student with stroke improvement, increasing fitness strength and water safety knowledge, for a well-rounded water experience.
SWIM KIDS Level 1 
Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 1
Swimmming
Breathing: rhythmic breathing, 5 times Floats:
- Front float and recovery 3 seconds
- Back float and recovery 3 seconds
- Rollover floats 6 seconds (assisted)
Glides:
- Front glide 3 seconds
- Front glide with kick 5 seconds
- Back glide 3 seconds
- Back glide with kick 5 seconds
- Rollover glides 6 seconds (assisted)
fitness activities
- Kicking drills: flutter kick, 10 m (assisted)
- Distance swim: 5 m
skill and water safety
- lSite orientation and supervision
- EMS
- Shallow water entries/exits
- Submerge head
- Exhale through mouth and/ nose
SWIM KIDS Level 2 
Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 2
Swimmming
Breathing: rhythmic breathing, 10
times, 2 ways
Floats:
- Front float, 5 sec.
- Back float, 5 sec.
Glides:
- Front glide with flutter kick, 3 x 5 m (in one lesson)
- Back glide with flutter kick, 3 x 5 m (in one lesson)
- Side glide with flutter kick, 3 m (assisted)
- Rollover glide with flutter kick, 6 sec.
fitness activities
- Kicking drills: flutter kick, 15 m (assisted)
- Distance swim:10 m
skill and water safety
- Site rules
- Intro to PFD/Lifejacket
- Weight transfer - shallow water
- Deep water activities (assisted)
SWIM KIDS Level 3 
Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 3
Swimmming
Breathing: rhythmic breathing, 15 times
Glides:
- Front glide with flutter kick, 3 x 10 m (in one lesson)
- Back glide with flutter kick, 3 x 10 m (in one lesson)
- Side glide with flutter kick, 5 sec.
- Front glide/side glide combo
- Front Crawl 3x5 m
fitness activities
- Kicking drills: Flutter kick, 3 x 15 m
- Distance swim: 15 m
skill and water safety
- When and where to swim
- Weight transfer, shallow water
- Deep end floats, 5 sec.
- Change direction, deep water
- Surface support, 20 sec., deep water
- Sitting dive
SWIM KIDS Level 4 
Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 4
Swimmming
Breathing: rhythmic breathing, 15 times(Front Crawl Specific)
Glides:
- Front glide/side glide combo
- Back glide and kick and shoulder roll, 3 x 10 m (in one lesson)
- Front Crawl 3x10 m (in one lesson)
fitness activities
- Kicking drills: Flutter kick drill on back 3 x 15 m
- Distance swim:25 m
skill and water safety
- Self-safety
- Show how to contact EMS
- Show how to contact EMS
- Disorientating entries
- Kneeling dive
- Surface support, deep water, 45 sec.
SWIM KIDS Level 5 
Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 5
Swimmming
- Rhythmic breathing, 15 times, 2 ways
- Front crawl, 3 x 15 m (in one lesson)
- Back crawl, 3 x 15 m (in one lesson)
- Intro to whip kick on back, 3x5 m (in one lesson)
fitness activities
- Kicking drills: dolphin kick drill 3 x 5 m
- Distance swim: 50 m
skill and water safety
- How to be a safe boater
- Staying warm
- Cold water HELP/HUDDLE
- Intro to sculling, shallow water
- Tread water, 1 min.
- Stride dive
SWIM KIDS Level 6 
Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 6
Swimmming
- Front crawl, 3 x 25 m (in one lesson)
- Back crawl, 3 x 25 m (in one lesson)
- Elementary back stroke,
- 3 x 15 m (in one lesson)
fitness activities
- Kicking drills: 3x25 m
- Distance swim: 75 m
skill and water safety
- Causes of boating incidents
- When and where to go on ice
- Victim recognition and simulation
- Throwing assist without a line
- Head-first sculling on back, 5 m
- Tread water, deep water, 1:30
- Front dive
SWIM KIDS Level 7 
Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 7
Swimmming
- Front crawl, 50 m (in one lesson)
- Back crawl, 50 m (in one lesson)
- Elementary back stroke, 3 x 25 m (in one lesson)
- Front scull, 3 x 5 m (in one lesson)
- Whip kick on front, arms extended, 3 x 15 m (in one lesson)
fitness activities
- Activity: eggbeater/tread water stationary, 3 min.
- Distance swim:150 m
skill and water safety
- Partial and complete airway obstruction
- Chocking rescue – conscious person
- Throwing assist with a line
- Reaching assist with an aid
- Head-first sculling on back, 10 m
SWIM KIDS Level 8 
Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 8
Swimmming
- Front crawl, 75 m
- Back crawl, 75 m
- Elementary back stroke, 50 m
- Breast stroke, 3 x 25 m (in one lesson)
fitness activities
- Activity: egg beater/tread water, 3 min.Kicking Drill: Dolphin kick drills,3 x 10 m
- Distance swim:300 m
skill and water safety
- Hypothermia
- Dangers on open water
- Rescue breathing, adult and child
- Feet-first surface dive
- Stride entry
SWIM KIDS Level 9 
Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 9
Swimmming
- Front crawl, 100 m
- Back crawl, 100 m
- Elementary back stroke, 50 m
- Breast stroke, 3 x 25 m (in one lesson)
fitness activities
Activities:
- Traveling legs, only 3 min.
- Combo of stroke drills
Distance swim:400 m
skill and water safety
- Wise choices – peer influence
- Complications of rescue breathing
- Boating regulations
- Self-rescue – fallen through ice
- Head-first surface dive
- Standing shallow dive
SWIM KIDS Level 10 
Red Cross Swim Kids - Level 6
Swimmming
- Front crawl, 100 m
- Back crawl, 100 m
- Elementary back stroke, 50 m
- Breast stroke, 50 m
fitness activities
Kicking drills: dolphin kick (vertical), 3x 10 sec.
Strokes:
- butterfly drill, 3 x 10 m
- sidestroke
Distance swim:500 m
skill and water safety
- Sun smart
- Ice rescue from safe zone
- Statistically Speaking: Drowning
- Next steps
- Head/ feet first surface dive with underwater swim 2 m