New Swimming and Water Safety Program Coming in the Spring of 2004!

The new Swimming and Water Safety Program, representing the first major revision of the program in 12 years, will be available in early spring 2004. National headquarters, working with chapter and external aquatic experts, is in the process of updating and revising the courses in the Swimming and Water Safety Program. The new program is designed to provide your customers with high quality materials and the effective instruction they have come to expect from the American Red Cross.

What’s New?

• The new Swimming and Water Safety Program will be released in early spring 2004, in time for the summer 2004 season.

• All current Water Safety Instructors (WSIs) and Water Safety Instructor Trainers (WSITs) will be able to update by either attending a premiere (group orientation) or by self studying.

• The revised WSI course will feature shortened training time.

• Based on market research with parents of Learn-to-Swim class participants, booklets for participants in Learn-to-Swim will be introduced. Each booklet will be age-appropriate, full-color, and highly illustrated to reinforce the lessons, and will include information for parents.

• The Teaching Aquatic Skills video has been replaced with entirely new information for instructors and the Swimming and Diving Skills video will be updated.

• Videos will be available in both VHS and DVD formats.

The following is a list of the products for the revised Swimming and Water Safety program:

• Swimming and Water Safety book (formerly Swimming and Diving )

• Water Safety Instructor's Manual, including a CD-ROM with additional instructor resources.

• Guide for Training American Red Cross Water Safety Instructors (downloadable from CrossNet)

• Water Safety Handbook

• Learn-to-Swim participant's products (based on age and skill level)

• Swimming and Diving Skills video

• Swimming and Diving Skills DVD

• Teaching Aquatic Skills video

• Teaching Aquatic Skills DVD

• Longfellow WHALE Tales K-6 Water Safety Education Packet

• Longfellow's WHALE Tales Video

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