StarBabies™ and StarTots™

The purpose of this course is to foster in very young children a high comfort level in the water while at the same time training parents and caregivers in water safety and drowning prevention. This course does not teach children to become accomplished swimmers or to survive in the water; it does provide a confidence- building, fun, and loving experience. 

Level 1: White

FOCUS: Build Trust and Comfort

• Safety Skill: Understand constant and dedicated surveillance. 
• Swim Skill: Parent and child are relaxed and confident, and enjoy being in the water together. 

Level 2: Red

FOCUS: Body Positions 

• Safety Skill: Fit and properly put a lifejacket on the child. 
• Swim Skill: Perform a relaxed front, back, vertical, and side position for at least 5 seconds each. 

Level 3: Yellow

FOCUS: Submersion 

• Safety Skill: Use flotation to help someone in the water and know how to call 911. 
• Swim Skill: Enter from the wall, submerge, turn around, grab on to the wall, and pull up (assisted). 

Level 4: Blue

FOCUS: Air Recovery and Rollover 

• Safety Skill: Identify six methods of preventing recreational water illness. 
• Swim Skill: Enter from the wall, submerge, come to surface unassisted and get a breath in vertical or horizontal (on back) position. 

Level 5: Green

FOCUS: Forward Movement 

• Safety Skill: Know about infant and child CPR. 
• Swim Skill: Move through the water independently 10 feet, with or without flotation.

It’s always great to see young swimmers and their excitement and the joy that they have in the water.
Katie Ledecky