March 13 to March 14, 2026 | Lakota YMCA

Pre-Screening Requirements

Student must swim a 300 yard continuous swim using either front crawl or breast stroke or a combination of the two strokes.

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Students must swim 20 yards using front crawl or breast stroke, surface dive to a minimum of 7 feet, retrieve a 10 pound brick, return to the surface with the brick and swim back to the starting point, keeping face above water and holding the 10 pound brick with both hands. The student must then place the brick on the side of the pool and exit the pool without using a ladder or steps. This must be done in 1 minute and 40 seconds.

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Students must tread water using only their legs for 2 minutes while holding their hands under their armpits.