Orono Community Education

Preschool Level 3

AGES 3 - 5 YEARS OLD

For the preschool swimmer who is comfortable floating, submerging, and swimming independently. 

Course Content: This level is designed to increase proficiency and build aquatic skills learned in Preschool Levels 1 and 2 by providing additional guidance with increased distances and time. Skills covered in this level include: fully submerging, holding breath for greater amounts of time, rotary breathing, floats, traveling on font and back with combined arm and leg actions and changing directions while swimming. 

Exit Skills:

• Step from side, chest deep water, push off from bottom and into a treading/floating position then swim for 5 body lengths to exit water. 
• Move into a back float for 15 seconds, roll to front and then recover to a vertical position.
• Push off and swim using combined arm/leg actions for 5 body lengths, roll to back and float (15 sec), roll to front and swim back. 

Curriculum and levels are based on the Red Cross' Learn-to-Swim Program. For questions about what level your child should register for, refer to our descriptions.