Red Cross Levels 1-10
For Children Aged 6 and older
Red Cross Level 1Swimmer 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 2Swimmer 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 3Swimmer 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 4Swimmer learns to front crawl 10m, kneeling dive, and distance swim of 25m,surface support for 45 seconds, and how to contact EMS.
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Red Cross Level 5Swimmer 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 6Swimmer 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 7Swimmer 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 8Swimmer 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 9Swimmer 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 10Swimmer learns breast stroke 50m, sidestroke, and surface dive with
underwater swim of 2m, distance swim of 500m, ice rescue and drowning information |
