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Abingdon, VA 24210

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Skill   Completion Requirement
     
Water Entry and Exit    
Enter water by stepping or jumping from side   Demonstrate, independently,  in chest-deep water
Exit water safely using ladder or side   Demonstrate, independently, from chest-deep water
     
Breath Control and Underwater Swimming    
Submerge entire head   Demonstrate, at least 5 seconds
Blow bubbles, submerging head in a rhythmic pattern (bobs)   Demonstrate, at least 5 times
Open eyes underwater, pick up submerged object   Demonstrate, at least 3 times, in shallow water
     
Buoyancy on Front    
Show comfort maintaining a front float position with face in water   Demonstrate, for at least 5 seconds, unsupported
Recover from a front float to a standing position Front glide   Demonstrate, unsupported
Float in a face-down position(jellyfish float)   Demonstrate, at least 2 body lengths, unsupported
     
Buoyancy on Back   Explore, at least 5 seconds
Show comfort maintaining a back float position   Demonstrate, at least 5 seconds, unsupported
Recover from a back float to a standing position   Demonstrate, unsupported
Back Glide   Demonstrated, at least 2 body lengths, unsupported
     
Changing Direction and Position    
Change direction of travel paddling on front or back   Demonstrate, unsupported
Roll over from front to back   Demonstrate, unsupported
Roll over from back to front   Demonstrate, unsupported
     
Treading    
Using arm and leg movements   Demonstrate, unsupported, in chest-deep water
     
Swim on Front    
Combined arm and leg actions on front, using any combination of alternating and simultaneous arm and leg actions   Explore, at least 15 feet, unsupported
     
Swim on Back    
Finning arm action   Explore, at least 10 feet, unsupported
Sculling arm action   Explore, at least 10 feet, unsupported
Combined arm and leg actions on back, using any combination of alternating and simultaneous arm and leg actions.   Explore, at least 15 feet, unsupported
     
Swim on Side    
Alternating leg action   Demonstrate, at least 5 feet, with support, on either left or right side
Simultaneous leg action   Demonstrate, at least 5 feet, with support
     

Exit Skills Assessment

  1. Step from side into chest-deep water, move into a front float for 5 seconds, roll over to a back float, return to standing position, then move back to a back float for 5 seconds and return to a standing position.
  2. Push off and swim using a combination of arm and leg actions for 15 feet on the front; push off and swim using a combination of arm and leg actions for 15 feet on the back.