SWIM PROGRAM REGISTRATION
Before you make your swim class selection, check our registration guideline.
| If your child: | Register in | Previously in | Previously in | Previously in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cross Swim: | Lifesaving Society: | Red Cross AquaQuest: | YMCA: | |
| Is 3 to 12 months old and ready to learn to enjoy the water with a parent. | Starfish | Parent & Tot 1 | AquaTots 1 | Continuing Splashers |
| Is 12 to 24 months old Is Is 12 to 24 months old and ready to learn to enjoy the water with a parent. | Duck | Parent & Tot 2 | AquaTots 2 | Continuing Bubblers |
| Is 2 to 3 years old and ready to learn to enjoy the water with a parent. | Sea Turtle | Parent & Tot 3 | AquaTots 3 | Continuing Bubblers |
| Is 3 to 7 years and just starting out on his or her own. | Sea Turtle | Preschool 1 | Continuing Preschool AQ 1 | 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. | Sea Otter | Preschool 2 | Completed Preschool AQ 1 | 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. | Salamander | Preschool 3 | Completed Preschool AQ 2 | 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. | Sunfish | Preschool 4 | Completed Preschool AQ 3 | 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. | Crocodile | Preschool 5 | Completed Preschool AQ 4 | Completed Floaters |
| Whale | ||||
| Is 5 to 12 years and just starting out. | Swim Kids 1 | Swimmer 1 | Completed AQ 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. | Swim Kids 2 | Swimmer 2 | Completed AQ 2 | 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. | Swim Kids 3 | Swimmer 3 | Completed AQ 3/4 | 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. | Swim Kids 4 | Swimmer 4 | Completed AQ 5/6 | Completed Star 1 |
| Swim Kids 5 | ||||
| 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. | Swim Kids 6 | Swimmer 5 | Completed AQ 7 | 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. | Swim Kids 7 | Swimmer 6 | Completed AQ 8 | 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 Kids 8 | Swim Patrol Rookie | Completed AQ 9 | Completed Star 4 |
| Successful completion of Swim Kids 8 | Swim Kids 9 | Swim Patrol Range | Completed AQ 10 | Completed Star 5 |
| Successful completion of Swim Kids 9 | Swim Kids 10 | Swim Patrol Star | Completed AQ 11 | Completed Star 6 |
| Preferred successful completion of Swim Kids 10 | Bronze Star | Completed AQ 12 | Completed Master Swimmer |