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Completion Requirements for Youth Level 6 Personal Water Safety

  1. Front Crawl – 100 Yards (WSI Manual p.p. 198 & 199)
  2. Back Crawl – 100 Yards (WSI Manual p.p. 198 & 199)
  3. Breaststroke – 50 Yards (WSI Manual p.p. 198 & 199)
  4. Elementary Backstroke – 50 Yards (WSI Manual p.p. 198 & 199)
  5. Sidestroke – 50 Yards (WSI Manual p.p. 198 & 199)
  6. Butterfly – 50 Yards (WSI Manual p.p. 198 & 199)
  7. Front Crawl Open Turn (SWS p.p. 112)
  8. Sidestroke Open Turn (SWS p.p. 113)
  9. Backstroke Open Turn (SWS p.p. 113)
  10. Front Flip Turn (SWS p.p. 114)
  11. Breaststroke Turn (SWS p.p. 117)
  12. Butterfly Turn (SWS p.p. 119)
  13. Backstroke Flip Turn (SWS p.p. 121)
  14. HELP Position (SWS p.p. 238)
  15. Huddle Position (SWS p.p. 238)
  16. Feet First Surface Dive (SWS p.p. 55)
  17. Tuck Surface Dive (SWS p.p. 56)
  18. Pike Surface Dive (SWS p.p. 57)
  19. Tread Water - 5 Minutes (SWS p.p. 47)
  20. Tread Water Kicking Only – 2 Minutes (SWS p.p. 47)
  21. Surface Dive and Retrieve Object (SWS p.p. 56)
  22. Survival Float – 5 Minutes (SWS p.p. 236)
  23. Back Float – 5 Minutes (SWS p.p. 46)
  24. Survival Stroke – 10 Minutes (SWS p.p. 237)
  25. Swimming while Clothed – 50 Yards
    • Discuss taking off shoes but do not have them practice in the water.
    • Ideally have them wear a long sleeve shirt and pants to experience drag.
    • This skill should be performed without stopping.
  26. Self Rescues while Clothed (SWS p.p. 237)
  27. Discuss Basic Safety Rules for Open Water (SWS p.p. 221 See Safety in Natural Bodies of Water)
  28. Discuss Basic Safety Rules for Boating (SWS p.p. 226 See Personal Watercraft)
  29. Exit Skill I
    • Swim 500 yards continuously using the strokes in the following order: front crawl 100 yards, back crawl 100 yards, breaststroke 50 yards, elementary backstroke 50 yards, sidestroke 50 yards, butterfly 50 yards, and choice of stroke 100 yards.
  30. Exit Skill II
    • Jump into deep water, perform a survival float for 5 minutes, roll onto back and perform a backfloat for 5 minutes.
  31. Exit Skill III
    • Perform a feet first surface dive, retrieve an object from the bottom of the pool at a minimum of 7 feet, return to surface and return to starting point
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