Purpose

This level helps students feel comfortable in the water. Level One participants learn to:

• Enter and exit water safely
• Submerge mouth, nose, and eyes
• Exhale underwater through mouth and nose
• Open eyes underwater and pick up a submerged object
• Change direction while walking or paddling
• Roll over from front to back and back to front with support
• Explore floating on front and back with support
• Explore swimming on front and back using arm and leg actions with support
• Use a life jacket