| Level 1 | Water Exploration | |
| 1 | Fully submerged face for 3 seconds | |
| 2 | Bounce up and down in chest deep water, 10 bounces | |
| 3 | Walk 5 yards in chest deep water, maintaining balance | |
| 4 | Supported front kick | |
| 5 | Supported back kick | |
| 6 | Alternating arm action, 10 strokes (5 per arm) while supported in water | |
| 7 | Learn basic water safety rules | |
| 8 | Familiar with getting help | |
| Level 2 | Primary Skills | |
| 1 | Hold breath, submerged head, 3 seconds | |
| 2 | Explore deep water (relative to child's size) chest deep | |
| 3 | Supine float or glide, 5 seconds | |
| 4 | Bob 10 times in chest deep water | |
| 5 | Reaching assist from deck | |
| 6 | Submerge and retrieve object in chest deep water | |
| 7 | Float in life jacket with face out of water, 1 minute | |
| 8 | Flutter kick, 10 yards | |
| 9 | Prone float glide, 5 seconds | |
| 10 | Turning over | |
| 11 | Back crawl arm action (10 strokes, 5 per arm) | |
| 12 | Learn rescue breathing | |
| Level 3 | Stroke Readiness | |
| 1 | Bob 15 times in chest deep water | |
| 2 | Bob safely from chest deep water to shallow water | |
| 3 | Jump into deep water | |
| 4 | Dive from kneeling position | |
| 5 | Prone glide for 2 body lengths | |
| 6 | Tread water, 1 minute | |
| 7 | Retrieve object from bottom in chest deep water | |
| 8 | Learn how to open airway from rescue position | |
| 9 | Supine glide for 2 body lengths | |
| 10 | Swim front crawl, 20 yards | |
| 11 | Swim back crawl, 20 yards | |
| 12 | Elementary back stroke, 20 yards | |
| 13 | Learn safe diving rules | |
| 14 | Reverse direction, front and back | |
| Level 4 | Stroke Development | |
| 1 | Deep water bobbing | |
| 2 | Experiment with buoyancy and floating | |
| 3 | Rotary breathing | |
| 4 | Stand front dive | |
| 5 | Elementary back stroke, 30 yards | |
| 6 | Sculling on the back, 5 yards | |
| 7 | Front crawl, 30 yards | |
| 8 | Back crawl, 30 yards | |
| 9 | Breast stroke, 15 yards | |
| 10 | Side stroke kick, 15 yards | |
| 11 | Turning a wall | |
| 12 | Tread water 2 minutes | |
| 13 | Learn rescue breathing | |
| 14 | Become familiar with CPR | |
| Level 5 | Stroke Refinement | |
| 1 | Alternate breathing | |
| 2 | Stride jump entry | |
| 3 | Diving from board (side) | |
| 4 | Long shallow dive from side | |
| 5 | Breast stroke, 25 yards | |
| 6 | Side stroke, 25 yards | |
| 7 | Swimming underwater, 15 yards | |
| 8 | Elementary back stroke, 15 yards | |
| 9 | Butterfly dolphin kick, 10 yards | |
| 10 | Front crawl, 50 yards | |
| 11 | Back crawl, 50 yards | |
| 12 | Open turn on front and back | |
| 13 | Rules for safe diving from board | |
| 14 | Recognition of spinal injury | |
| 15 | Feet first surface dive | |
| 16 | Tread water, 3 minutes | |
| Level 6 |
Skill Proficiency |
|
| 1 | Front crawl, 100 yards | |
| 2 | Back crawl, 100 yards | |
| 3 | Breast stroke, 50 yards | |
| 4 | Side stroke, 50 yards | |
| 5 | Butterfly, 15 yards | |
| 6 | Approach stroke, 25 yards | |
| 7 | Flip turn from front crawl | |
| 8 | Pike surface dive | |
| 9 | Tuck surface dive | |
| 10 | Throwing rescue | |
| 11 | Tread water, 4 minutes | |
| Level 7 |
Advanced Skills |
|
| 1 | Swim continuously, 50 yards | |
| 2 | Front crawl, 200 yards | |
| 3 | Back crawl, 100 yards | |
| 4 | Swimming underwater, 25 yards | |
| 5 | Breast stroke, 75 yards | |
| 6 | Side stroke, 75 yards | |
| 7 | Back stroke flip turn | |
| 8 | Conditioning principles | |
| 9 | In water rescue breathing | |
| 10 | Retrieve diving brick from deep water | |
| 11 | Tread water, 5 minutes | |
| 12 | Assist with backboard rescue | |