Be Ready for Unexpected Aquatic Situations

Learning self-rescue sequences helps guards against injury or drowning from unexpected situations. Young children are especially prone to accidental or unsupervised water entry.

We teach several self-rescue sequences so that students have choices, depending on the environment and situation. Instead of panicking, we train to do self-rescue.

Students will learn increasingly challenging self-rescue sequences.

Fall Ready™
Students learn two versions:
✔️ Jump in > recover to surface > return to wall > climb out independently
✔️ Jump in > recover to surface back float > ask for help


Tired/Cramp Ready™
Students learn how to handle exhaustion and cramps, especially when a wall-grab available.
✔️ Swim > float (rest) > Swim
✔️ Tread > float (rest) > tread
✔️ Tread > orient > signal for help

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​Rip Current Ready™
Students learn how to identify and safely escape a rip current.
✔️ Recognize > Stay calm > Tread & Float + Signal > Float and/or Swim Parallel

Fall Ready Sequence

Learn about basic water competency

Make sure students have the opportunity to practice self-rescue sequences in deep water.