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Drumlins' Swim - Lessons - Level Three: Stroke Readiness
Purpose: Increase swimming skill competency; and practice safety and non-swimming rescue skills.

  • Understand safe diving rules
  • Bob in water slightly over head to travel to safe area
  • Jump into deep water with life jacket on
  • Jump into deep water from side of pool
  • Demonstrate the Heat Escape Lessening Posture for 1 minute
  • Perform "huddle" position with other participants for 1 minute
  • Know how to open airway for rescue breathing
  • Retrieve an object from the bottom in chest-deep water
  • Perform 15 bobs in chest-deep water
  • Do back crawl, 10 yards
  • Do elementary backstroke kick, 10 yards
  • Dive from the side of pool from kneeling and compact positions
  • Tread water
  • Reverse direction while swimming on back
  • Coordinate arm stroke for front crawl with breathing to the front or side, 10 yards
  • Perform front glide with push-off, 2 body lengths
  • Perform back glide with push-off, 2 body lengths
  • Reverse direction while swimming on front