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FALL 2017/WINTER 2018 CHILLIWACK LEISURE GUIDE 21
Chilliwack Landing & Cheam Leisure Centre
Level 5: Salamander (Ages 3 – 5)
Learn Stop! Look! Ask! (find the adult), and
about PFD/lifejacket and buoyant objects.
Work on improving front and back float, and
jumping into chest-deep water unassisted.
Kicking is added to the front and back glide,
and learn to swim 2m.
Level 6: Sunfish (Ages 3 – 5)
Learn Stop! Look! Ask! and about PFD/
lifejacket. Work on kicking and perform glides
(front and back); enter deep water safely; float
in deep water; swim with a PFD; and swim 5m
continuously.
Level 6: Crocodile (Ages 3 – 5)
Learn Stop! Look! Ask! and about PFD/
lifejacket. Develop the front and back glide
with kick; front and back swim; jump into
deep water; and swim 10m continuously.
Level 6: Whale (Ages 3 – 5)
Learn when and where to swim, and Stop!
Look! Ask! Increase distance on front and
back glide with kick; increase distance on front
and back swim; learn a sitting dive; and swim
15m continuously.
Red Cross Swim Kids Program
The Red Cross Swim Kids Program is a
ten-level program that focuses on individual
achievement and creates a cycle of success.
Swimming and water safety skills are taught
in the water so kids are always active and
wet. This approach promotes success &
encourages lifelong fitness.
Swim Kids 1 (Ages 6+)
Learn ways to get help/EMS. Develop front
and back float, front and back glide, flutter kick
(assisted), shallow water entries and exits, and
swim 5m.
Swim Kids 2 (Age 6+)
Facility rules, introduction to PFD/lifejacket.
Learn front and back glide with flutter
kick, develop front swim, complete deep
water activities (assisted), and swim 10m
continuously.
Swim Kids 3 (Ages 6+)
Increase distance on front and back
glides with flutter kick, perform flutter kick
unassisted, wear a PFD in deep water, float
in deep water, and swim 15m continuously.
Swim Kids 4 (Ages 6+)
Learn how to contact EMS, self-safety
and safe diving. Learn back swim with
shoulder roll and front crawl (10m), work
on flutter kick on back, perform kneeling
dive, introduction to sculling, and swim
25m continuously.
Swim Kids 5 (Ages 6+)
Learn how to be a safe boater and how
to stay warm. Develop front crawl (15m),
learn back crawl (15m) and whip kick on
back, learn stride dive and treading water,
perform head-first sculling and swim 50m
continuously.
Swim Kids 6 (Ages 6+)
Learn causes of boating incidents, and
when and where to go on ice. Increase
distance on front and back crawl (25m),
learn elementary back stroke (15m),
learn dolphin kick, tread water in deep
water, perform front dive and swim 75m
continuously.
Swim Kids 7 (Ages 6+)
Learn partial and complete airway
obstruction and rescue. Increase distance on
front and back crawl (50m) and elementary
back stroke (25m), learn front scull, perform
Unit #1 - 9145 Corbould St
Chilliwack BC V2P 4A6
Phone: 604-793-SWIM (7946)
Fax: 604-703-1811
Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre
COMPARISON CHART: RED CROSS LEARN TO SWIM VS. YMCALEARN TO SWIM
Are you transferring over from the YMCA’s Swim Lesson Program and don’t know
what level your child is in? Refer to chart below or bring your child in for a free swim
lesson assessment.
Age Requirements
YMCA Learn to Swim Red Cross Learn
to Swim
3-18 months
Splashers
Parent + Tot (Starfish)
19 months-3 years
Bubblers
Parent + Tot (Duck)
3-5 years
Bobbers
Sea Turtle
Floaters
Salamander
Gliders
Sunfish
Divers
Crocodile
Surfers
Whale
6+ years
Otter
Level 1
Seal
Level 2
Dolphin
Level 3
Dolphin (cont’d)
Level 4
Swimmer
Level 5
Star 1
Level 6
Star 2
Level 7
Star 3
Level 8
Star 4
Level 9
Star 5
Level 10