Level 2: Primary Skills

Purpose: Expand on fundamental aquatic locomotion and safety skills. 1. Perform reaching & extension assist from deck 2. Assist non-swimmer to feet 3. Be familiar with rescue breathing 4. Move from standing to horizontal position 5. Hold breath and fully submerge head for 3 seconds 6. Float or glide on front, unsupported, for 5 seconds 7. Float or glide on back, unsupported, for 5 seconds 8. Submerge to retrieve object in chest-deep water 9. Explore deep water, with floatation support 10. Enter pool… Show more into chest-deep water and stand 11. Perform flutter kick on front & back (support optional) 12. Turn over from front to back and back to front 13. Float on back while fining with hands 14. Practice back crawl arm action 15. Perform combined (kick & arms) stroke front, 5 yards 16. Perform combined (kick & arms) stroke back, 5 yards)

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