Level 1: Water Exploration: 
            Experience buoyancy (by bobbing).  Breath control.  Float on back, float on front.  Independent water entry and exit.  Move through water comfortably.  Become familiar with basic arm action.  Learn basic water safety rules.

Level 2: Primary Skills: 
            Submerge head and retrieve objects underwater.  Explore deep water with support.  Front and back float and glide.  Level off from vertical position.  Rhythmic breathing.  Flutter kick front and back.  Perform combined stroke front and back.

Level 3: Stroke Readiness: 
            Retrieve objects with eyes open.  Basic rules for safe diving.  Glide and push off front and back.  Coordinate arm stroke for front crawl with breathing to side.  Treading water.  Coordinate back crawl.  Turns.  Elementary Backstroke.

Level 4: Stroke Development: 
            Deep water bobbing.  Rotary Breathing.  Dive from side of pool.  Build endurance.  Elementary backstroke.  Front and back crawl.  Learn breast stroke and sidestroke.  Turns at wall.

Level 5: Stroke Proficiency:  
            Approach and hurdle from diving board.  Perform all strokes.  Perform all turns.  Alternate kicks for treading water.  Pike and tuck surface dives.

Level 6: Stroke Refinement: 
            Alternate breathing.  Dive from diving board.  Stride jump entry.  Front and back crawl.  Elementary backstroke, breaststroke and sidestroke.  Turns.  Feet-first surface dive.  Tread water 2 minutes.