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                                                                      Water Safety

The American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety program is a comprehensive training program that
teaches people to swim and to help them be safe in, on, or around water. The program includes swimming
courses for all age groups and abilities. It also includes a variety of presentations and courses to help teach all
age groups how to enjoy the water safely-and how to take effective action if an emergency does occur. The
American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety program consists of the following:

Parent and Child Aquatics:

Developed for children 6 months to 5 years of age, American Red Cross Parent and Child Aquatics builds
swimming readiness by emphasizing fun in the water.   Parents and children participate in several guided
practice sessions that help children learn elementary skills, including water entry, bubble blowing, front kicking,
back floating, underwater exploration and more.   Once children can perform basic skills without parental
assistance, they may begin Learn-to-Swim courses.

Learn to Swim: The objective of learn-to-swim instruction is to teach people to swim and to be safe in, on,
and around the water. The six learn-to-swim levels and the objectives for each level include:

Level 1 - Introduction to Water Skills. Helps students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely.

Level 2 - Fundamental Aquatic Skills. Gives students success with fundamental skills.

Level 3 - Stroke Development. Builds on the skills in Level 2 by providing additional guided practice.

Level 4 - Stroke Improvement. Develops confidence in the strokes learned and to improve other aquatic skills.

Level 5 - Stroke Refinement. Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.

Level 6 - Swimming and Skill Proficiency. Refines the strokes so students swim them with ease, efficiency,
power and smoothness over greater distances. Level 6 is designed with "menu" options. These options
include:
                                                              Personal Water Safety
                                                                Lifeguard Readiness
                                                             Fundamentals of Diving
                                                                 Fitness Swimming

Water Safety Presentations:

Four water safety presentations provide lifesaving information on being safe in, on and around the water as
well as the importance of learning to swim. By knowing the intended audience, these presentations can be
customized to fit their needs. The water safety presentations include:

Water Safety Today (2 hours): teaches individuals how to recognize, prevent and respond to emergencies in,
on and around water.
General Water Safety (30 minutes): provides individuals with an awareness of the importance of water safety
training and key information on being safe in, on and around water.
Home Pool Safety (30 minutes): provides information for home pool and apartment pool owners on how to
keep families, tenants and guests safe in an aquatic environment.
Parent Orientation to Swimming Lessons (30 minutes): an orientation for parents about American Red
Cross swimming lessons offered at local aquatic facilities.

Learn to Swim classes are
provided by the Base
Pool, the City of 29
Palms, and the Town of
Yucca Valley.

Groups of 8 - 10 students
may request their own
courses. Call 366-5330.