Red Cross Swim Level 2

LEVEL 2: Fundamental Aquatics Skills

Level 2 participants learn to:

• Enter and exit water by stepping or jumping from the side

• Fully submerge and hold breath

• Bobbing

• Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects

• Front, jellyfish and tuck floats

• Front and back glides and fronts

• Recover to vertical position

• Roll from front to back and back to front

• Change direction of travel while swimming on front or back

• Tread water using arm and leg actions

• Combined arm and leg actions on front and back

• Finning arm action

• Safety skills – recognizing an emergency, knowing how to call for help, perform non-swimming assists, using a life jacket, pool rules

Level 2 Exit Skills Assessment:

1) Step from side into chest-deep water, move into a front float for 5 seconds, roll over to a back float for 5 seconds then return to vertical position.

2) Move into a back float for 5 seconds, roll to a front then recover to a vertical position.

3) Push off & swim using a combination of arm and leg actions on front for 5 body lengths, float for 15 seconds, roll to the front then continue swimming for 5 body lengths.