Rainbow Ribbon 

This ribbon is earned by a child who is a novice and at least 36 months old.  They must become comfortable in the water, and not cry for 3 consecutive weeks.  After this, they are working on their orange ribbon.

Red Ribbon 

This ribbon is earned by children in a Baby and Me class.  The child must be at least 30 months and be able to do the following: Separate from mom or dad for a reasonable amount of time, follow directions from the instructor, and swim a short distance by themselves.

Orange Ribbon 

This ribbon is earned by a child who can: Hold their breath and submerge on their own, and swim a short distance with a basic dog paddle.

Yellow Ribbon 

This ribbon is earned by a child who can: Do five blow spouts (breaths) while dog paddling, swim three feet to a teacher from a sit jump, and independently return to the wall and climb out after a sit jump.  

Green Ribbon 

This ribbon is earned by a child who can: Float on their back for ten seconds, swim one length of the pool on their back, swim one length of the pool rolling from back to stomach and holding each position for five seconds, do five blow spouts, and return to the wall after jumping in with straight arms and legs, do a summersault underwater.  No fishy feet or nose clips are allowed.

Blue Ribbon 

This ribbon is earned by a child who can: Dive from the deck, surface dive and pick up rings in 6” of water, swim 16” underwater, and tread water for one minute.

Purple Ribbon 

This ribbon is earned by a child who can: Swim one lap of freestyle, swim one lap of backstroke, one lap of body dolphins (dolphin kick), and one lap of layout back scull without kicking.

Bronze Ribbon 

This ribbon is earned by a child who can: Swim two laps of freestyle, swim two laps of elementary backstroke, swim one lap underwater, swim one lap of side stroke, and perform a racing dive with proper streamline glide.

Silver Ribbon 

This ribbon is earned by a child who can: Swim two laps of freestyle, swim two laps of backstroke, swim two laps of breaststroke, swim two laps of butterfly, and swim one lap FAST from a racing dive.

Gold Ribbon 

This ribbon is earned by a child who can: Do a freestyle flip turn, do a legal backstroke flip turn, do a legal breaststroke turn, do a legal butterfly turn, and body dolphin with a streamline for one lap underwater.