Level 1

Reacts to instructions from the instructor
Climb in + out of the pool with assistance
Monkey walk with help from instructor
Floats on the back, with head on instructor’s shoulder
Blows bubbles
Splash hands + feet

Level 3

Floats on back alone
Crocodile walk on step
Alone on noodle
Humpty Dumpty + catch the side (with help from instructor)
Kick on tummy with progression to 4-5m doggy paddle (with assistance)

Level 5

6m 1 arm crawl with high elbow + down sweep
6m 1 arm backstroke with down sweep
6m dolphin kick
20m backstroke kick + 20m freestyle kick
Dive from the step

Level 7

20m catch up with correct breathing (with help from instructor)
20m butterfly kicks
40m backstroke with turn
20m basic breaststroke, breathing + arms
Basic dive from standing position
Backstroke turn

Level 9

Full crawl + correct breathing
40m Basic butterfly ( arms and breathing)
15m underwater
Breaststroke turn, start and down sweep kick

Flamingo

Walk through pool without assistance
Walking across the pool with bubbles
Float on the back with help
Float on tummy with bubbles
Swim with a noodle with assistance
Kick with a board with assistance
Blow bubbles through nose & face in the water
Glide with face in the water with help

Duck

Kick with kickboard while blowing bubbles with assistance
Basic catch up 20m with help
Basic backstroke 20m with help
Doggy paddle turn on the back
10m Kicking on a side with assistance

Platypus

40m catch up
20m freestyle
Basic backstroke arms
Basic breaststroke kicks & basic arms
Dolphin kicks

Bronze Dolphin

Tumbles and turns all 4 strokes
Full freestyle 100m
Backstroke 100m
Breaststroke 100m
Butterfly 40m
80m correct individual medley with turns
15m underwater

Gold Dolphin

400m freestyle under 6:20min
100m water polo or open water swimming
100m free sprint under 1:30min