Friday, July 26, 2013
Advanced Swimmer!
Son #2 completed his swimming lessons today and finished American Red Cross Level 4 requirements.
He can do all these (and more!):
LEVEL 4
Dive from compact or stride position
Swim underwater (no hyperventilation); 3 body lengths
Feet-first surface dive, submerge completely
Survival float, deep water, 1 minute
Back float, deep water, 1 minute
Open turn on front, push off in streamlined position
Open turn on back, push off in streamlined position
Tread water using scissors/breaststroke/rotary kick and
sculling arm motions; 1 minute
Front crawl, 25 yards
Breaststroke, 15 yards
Butterfly, 15 yards
Back crawl, 25 yards
Elementary backstroke, 15 yards
Swim on side with scissors kick, 15 yards
Water safety
Additional rules for safe diving
Compact jump from height while wearing a life
jacket
Helping others
Throwing assist
Care for conscious choking victim
Exit skills
1) Perform a feet-first entry into chest-deep water,
Swim front crawl for 25 yards, maintain position on back 1
minute in deep water (float or sculling) and swim elementary
backstroke for 15 yards.
2) Swim breastroke for 15 yards, tread water for 1
minute and swim back crawl for 25 yards.
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