Swim Level Selector

All Swimmers Under 4 Years Old

Parent & Child 

Level 1

Can the swimmer travel with their face in the water (using arms and legs), roll onto their back to get a breath, then roll back with their face in the water to travel again? Can the swimmer float on their back? Can the swimmer kick on their back a distance of 5 feet?

No: Level 1                                   Yes: Continue to Next Question

Level 2

Can the swimmer jump into water over their head? Can the swimmer perform a front crawl with some kind of breathing? Can the swimmer kick on their back for 15 feet in water that is over their head? Can they float on their back for 15 seconds?

No: Level 2                                   Yes: Continue to Next Question                                            

Level 3

Can the swimmer perform front crawl with side breathing & back crawl halfway across the pool (12.5 yards)? Have they been introduced to breaststroke kick and dolphin kick? Can they tread water for 1 minute?

No: Level 3                                   YesContinue to Next Question 

Level 4

Can the swimmer perform front crawl with side breathing, back crawl, and breaststroke the entire length of the pool (25 yards)? Can the swimmer perform a dolphin kick? Can they dive head-first into the deep end? Can they tread water for 2 minutes? 

 No: Level 4                                   Yes: Please ask about the Sharks Swim Team!

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