Public Education 

Need to know what program is best suited for your child? or interested in knowing how to be water smart? Read on to find out!

Swim Program Registration

SWIM PROGRAM REGISTRATION
Before you make your swim class selection, check our registration guideline.

If your child….	Register in Lifesaving Society:	Previously in Red Cross AquaQuest:	Previously in Red Cross Swim:	Previously in YMCA:
Is 3 to 12 months old and ready to learn to enjoy the water with a parent….	Parent & Tot 1	AquaTots 1	Starfish	Continuing Splashers
Is 12 to 24 months old and ready to learn to enjoy the water with a parent…	Parent & Tot 2	AquaTots 2	Duck	Continuing Bubblers
Is 2 to 3 years old and ready to learn to enjoy the water with a parent………	Parent & Tot 3	AquaTots 3	Sea Turtle	Continuing Bubblers
Is 3 to 5 years and just starting out on his or her own....	Preschool 1	Continuing  Preschool AQ 1	Sea Turtle	Continuing Bobbers
Can get in and out alone, jump into shallow water, float and glide in a PFD on front and back, blow bubbles and get face wet...	Preschool 2	Completed  Preschool AQ 1	Salamander	Completed Bobbers
Can get in and out alone, jump into shallow water, submerge and exhale underwater, and with a buoyant aid move through the water on front and back...	Preschool 3	Completed  Preschool AQ 2	Sunfish	Continuing Floaters
Can jump into chest-deep water and deep water wearing a PFD; recover objects from the bottom; move through water on front and back, and while wearing a PFD...	Preschool 4	Completed  Preschool AQ 3	Crocodile	Continuing Floaters
Can do solo jumps into deeper water and get out by themselves; surface support by themselves; and swim 3 - 5 m on front and back…	Preschool 5	Completed  Preschool AQ 4	Whale	Completed Floaters
Is 5 to 12 years and just starting out.......	Swimmer 1	Completed AQ 1	Level 1	Continuing :Floaters/Learn to Swim I: Otter
Can jump into water with and without a PFD; open eyes and exhale underwater, get objects off the bottom, and float and move through the water on front and back...	Swimmer 2	Completed  AQ 2	Level 1	Completed : Divers/Learn to Swim II: Seal
Can jump into deeper water; fall sideways into water wearing a PFD; support self at the surface without an aid; do whip kick; and swim 10 - 15m on front and back...	Swimmer 3	Completed AQ 3/4	Level 2/3	Completed Learn to Swim IV: Swimmer
Does cannonballs, dives and rolls into deep water; can tread water; swim underwater; swim front and back crawl; and can do endurance swims of 25-50m...	Swimmer 4	Completed AQ 5/6	Level 4/5	Completed Star 1
Can do dives and stride entries; eggbeater kick; foot-first surface dives; front and back crawl; whip kick; breaststroke arms with breathing; and endurance swims of 50-100m...	Swimmer 5	Completed AQ 7	Level 6	Completed Star 2
Can do shallow dives; eggbeater kick; foot-first sculling; surface dives with underwater swim; front and back crawl and breaststroke over 50m; sprint 25m; and endurance swims of 100-200m...	Swimmer 6	Completed AQ 8	Level 7	Completed Star 3
Can do compact jumps; eggbeater kick for 1 min.; head-up front crawl or breaststroke over 25m; 100m front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke; and endurance swims 200-300m...	Swim Patrol – Rookie	Completed AQ 9	Level 8	Completed Star 4
Preferred successful completion – Rookie	Swim Patrol – Ranger	Completed AQ 10	Level 9	Completed Star 5
Preferred successful completion – Ranger	Swim Patrol – Star	Completed AQ 11	Level 10	Completed Star 6
Preferred successful completion – Star	Bronze Star	Completed AQ 12		Completed Master Swimmer

To register for our upcoming set of lessons please call 736-1211.

Water Smart Education

What is a PFD?

PFD stands for Personal Flotation Device. Most people call PFDs “lifejackets”, but lifejackets have greater buoyancy and are designed to turn most unconscious victims face up. People use PFDs because they are generally less bulky, more comfortable, and come in a wide range of attractive colours and styles. You can even get inflatable PFDs.

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North Sydney Lotto Booth
Ben’s Bakery Outlet
Northside Community Pool
H&R Block North Sydney
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Irving Mainway, North Sydney

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Due to the high demand of the need to offer an alternative to coming in and paying for pool rentals and lesson registration we are now able to offer you the option of visa/master card payment taken over the phone!

Thanks for your continued support and feedback!

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New Program Launched This Year!!

The first in Cape Breton, is the Lifesaving Club.

The Lifesaving Club will introduce athletes of all ages to the sport of lifesaving while encouraging healthy living and regular physical fitness! Specially trained Lifesaving Coaches will work with you and your family members to help improve each swimmers strength, power and endurance. All athletes will work on developing good sportsmanship, team work and achieving personal bests all while having fun! What other sport offers you the opportunity to train at your own individual level while training with the rest of your family!?!

You can choose to do this for family time, personal development or to be competitive locally, nationally or internationally! It’s all your choice!