Swimsafer Stage 3
Personal & Stroke Development Skills
Principles of personal survival as well as basic rescue skills are taught. Skills include sculling, underwater skills and the use of personal floation device. Goal is to achieve 50m of continuous swimming.
Entries & Exits
Perform a stide/straddle entry
Sculling & Body Orientation
Demonstrate sculling in a horizontal position for 10 seconds with arms only.
Demonstrate the ability to change direction on command.
Demonstrate reverse action
Underwater Skills
In chest deep water swim through hoops on pool bottom 2 metres apart.
Movement/ Swimming/ Strokes
Swim: 50m continuously
25 metres using either breaststroke or Front - Crawl and 25 metres using either Backstroke or Survival Backstroke.
Survival & Activity Skills
Swim wearing clothing for 25m.
Demonstrate ability to correctly fit a PFD in the water
Rescue Skills
Throw a floation aid to a partner at 3 metres distance and instruct to kick to the edge.
Perform a rescue using a rigid aid and pul a partner to safety.
Knowledge
Principles of personal survival.
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