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Preschool A

  • Face in water

  • Blow bubbles in water

  • Glide on front 3m assisted

  • Glide on back 3m assisted

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Preschool D

  • Front crawl full arm recovery (no side breathing)

  • Recover object from bottom in chest-deep water

  • Jump into deep water, return and exit

  • Flutter kick on side

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Swimmer 4

  • Whip kick on front and back

  • Standing dive into deep water

  • Tread water 1 minute

  • Interval training: 4x25m front/back crawl with 20 seconds rests

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Swimmer 7

  • Elementary backstroke

  • Stroke and endurance advanced standards for front crawl

  • Stroke and endurance advanced standards for back crawl

  • Stroke and endurance advanced standards for breaststroke

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Ranger Patrol

  • Beginner lifesaving skills with stroke endurance

  • Support a 5lb object in deep water for at least 1 minute

  • Demonstrate an assisted removal of a conscious victim

  • Swim 200m within 6 minutes

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Bronze Medallion

  • Advanced lifesaving skills with stroke endurance

  • Defenses and releases

  • Tows and carries

  • Swim 400m within 12 minutes

We include Basic First-Aid
Prerequisite: Age 13+ or Bronze Star

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Preschool B

  • Submerge and exhale 3 times

  • Jump into chest-deep water

  • Glide on front 3m with aid

  • Glide on back 3m with aid

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Swimmer 2

  • Recognizable side breathing front crawl

  • Tread water 15 seconds

  • Front crawl 10m

  • Back crawl 10 m

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Swimmer 5

  • Basic recognizable breaststroke

  • Shallow dive into deep water

  • Stationary eggbeater kick 30 seconds

  • Sprint front crawl and back crawl 25m each

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Swimmer 8

  • Sidestroke

  • Stroke and endurance advanced

  • standards for elementary backstroke

  • Head-up front crawl 25m

  • Workout 400m

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Star Patrol

  • Improved lifesaving skills with stroke endurance

  • Carry a 10lb object 25m using swimmer's choice of lifesaving kick

  • Demonstrate an assisted removal of an unconscious victim

  • Swim 300m within 9 minutes

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Bronze Cross

  • Lifeguarding skills - intermediate

  • Rescue of multiple victims

  • Spinal injury management

  • Swim 400m within 11 minutes

We include Emergency First-Aid Prerequisite: Bronze Medallion

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Preschool C

  • Flutter kick on back and front

  • Recover object from bottom in waist-deep water

  • Basic front swim 3m no aid/assistance

  • Basic back swim 3m no aid/assistance

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Swimmer 3

  • Consistent coordinated side breathing front crawl with distance

  • Consistent coordinated back crawl with distance

  • Kneeling dive into deep water

  • Whip kick on back 10m

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Swimmer 6

  • Consistent coordinated breaststroke with distance

  • Swim underwater 10m to recover object

  • Scissor kick 15m

  • Workout 300m

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Rookie Patrol

  • Basic lifesaving skills with stroke endurance

  • Carry a 5lb object 15m using swimmer's choice of lifesaving kick

  • Surface dives (foot-first and head-first)

  • Swim 100m within 3 minutes

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Bronze Star

  • Intermediate lifesaving skills with stroke endurance

  • Self-rescue techniques

  • Drowning resuscitation and dealing with complications

  • Workout 400m

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Lifeguard & Swim Instructor

  • Lifeguarding team skills - advanced

  • Team management of multiple incidents

  • Class planning and teaching skills

  • Swim 400m within 10 minutes

We include Standard First-Aid

​Prerequisite: Age 15+ & Bronze Cross

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