Red Cross Levels 1-10
For Children Aged 6 and older

Red Cross Level 1

Swimmer learns to submerge head and exhale through mouth/nose, front
and back loats, front and back glides with kicking, assisted
rollover glides, front swim 5m, and a distance swim of 5m.

Red Cross Level 2

Swimmer learns to glide on front, back, side, and rollover glides with lutter kick; front swim 5m; assisted deep water activities; distance swim of 10m;
and an introduction to the use of a PDF/Lifejacket

Red Cross Level 3

Swimmer learns to front glide/side glide
combination, front swim 10m, independent deep water loats,
sitting dive, distance swim of 15m, and water safety information on
when and where to swim

Red Cross Level 4

Swimmer learns to front crawl 10m, kneeling dive, and distance swim of 25m,surface support for 45 seconds, and how to contact EMS.

Red Cross Level 5

Swimmer learns to front and back crawl 15m, whip kick on back, tread
water 1 minute, stride dive, distance swim of 50m, and safe
boating information.

Red Cross Level 6

Swimmer learns front and back crawl 25m, elementary back stroke 15m, tread water for 1 ½ minutes, front dive, distance swim of 75m, recognition
of a swimmer in diiculty, and throwing assists.

Red Cross Level 7

Swimmer learns front and back crawl 50m, elementary back stroke 25m, front skull 15m, whip kick on front 15m, tread water for 3 minutes, distance
swim of 150m, recognition and treatment of a choking person,
and reaching and throwing assists to a swimmer in diiculty

Red Cross Level 8

Swimmer learns front and back crawl 75m, elementary back stroke 25m,
breast stroke 15m, surface dive, distance swim of 300m, rescue
breathing for a child and adult, and recognition and treatment of
hypothermia

Red Cross Level 9

Swimmer learns front and back crawl 100m, elementary back stroke
50m, breast stroke 25m, swimming using legs only for 3
minutes, distance swim of 400m, and safe boating guidelines are
reviewed

Red Cross Level 10

Swimmer learns breast stroke 50m, sidestroke, and surface dive with
underwater swim of 2m, distance swim of 500m, ice rescue and
drowning information