Table 3
Aquatic Skills Checklist (ASC)
| Item | Aquatic skill | Assessment | Type of skill |
| 1 | Water entry and exit | Safety and autonomy when entering and exiting the water. | Safety |
| 2 | Breath control | Rhythmic exhalation underwater. | Adaptation |
| 3 | Prone floating | Ability to float face down, with or without support. | Adaptation |
| 4 | Supine floating | Ability to float on the back, with or without support. | Adaptation |
| 5 | Propulsive gliding | Gliding followed by basic kicking. | Movement |
| 6 | Sustained kicking | Use of the front crawl kick while maintaining breathing. | Movement |
| 7 | Basic propulsion | Movement in the water using simple arm and leg actions. | Movement |
| 8 | Survival swimming | Moving a short distance in a safe and controlled manner. | Safety |
| 9 | Back turn | Change from prone to supine position to rest and breathe. | Safety |
| 10 | Front crawl | Swimming with alternating arm movements and rhythmic breathing. | Formal swimming stroke |
| 11 | Backstroke | Backstroke swimming with alternating arm strokes. | Formal swimming stroke |
| 12 | Elementary backstroke kick | Use of the whip (wedge) kick in the supine position. | Formal swimming stroke |
| 13 | Flutter kick technique | Ability to perform the butterfly kick. | Formal swimming stroke |
