Purpose
This level builds on the skills in Level 2 through additional guided practice. Learn-to-Swim Level 3 participants receive a "Waddles in the Deep" full-color booklet that reinforces class instruction to help swimmers develop confidence in their strokes and improve other aquatic skills. Level Three participants learn to:

• Jump into deep water from the side
• Dive from kneeling or standing position
• Submerge and retrieve an object in chest deep water
• Bob with the head fully submerged
• Rotary breathing in horizontal position
• Perform front and back glide using 2 different kicks
• Float on front and back in deep water
• Change from horizontal to vertical position on front and back
• Tread water using hand and leg movements
• Perform front and back crawl
• Butterfly-kick and body motion
• Perform the HELP and Huddle position