The American Red Cross recently announced its new free swim app to promote water safety for parents and caregivers of children learning to swim.

The app allows iPhone, Android and Kindle Fire users to track a child's progress in Red Cross swim lessons and help the swimming student learn the key skills and goals for each swim level.

Features of the app include a progress tracker for goals achieved in swimming lessons, stroke videos and performance charts to help with proper swimming techniques, activities to do with young swimmers to reinforce what is covered in lessons and water safety and drowning prevention information for parents.

The app is available for free in the Apple App Store, Google Play Store for Android or Amazon Kindle Store by searching for American Red Cross or by going to redcross.org/mobileapps.

The swim app is not a substitute for learning how to swim. Parents can contact local pools, aquatic facilities or park and recreation departments and ask for Red Cross swim lessons. Additional water safety tips are available at redcross.org/ watersafety.

Other apps available from the American Red Cross include apps for first aid and pet first aid.