Swimsafer Stage 4 - Bronze
Personal Survival & Stroke Improvement Skills
Development of your child's stroke technique will be a focus here, along with coordinated breathing in deep water while swimming 100 metres. Principles of water craft safety will be introuduced, as well as continual work on rescue and personal water survival skills.
Entries & Exits
Enter water using a cornpact jump
Sculling & Body Orientation
Demonstrate a backward and forward somersault in the water.
Underwater Skills
Search for and recover an object in 1.5m of water depth.
Demonstrate a feet-first surface dive.
Movement/ Swimming/ Strokes
Swim: 100m continuously
25 metres Front Crawl
25 metres Breaststroke
25 metres Backstroke
25 metres Survival Backstroke or Sidestroke
Survival & Activity Skills
Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate 3 minutes swimming slowly using and appropriate swim stroke, changing each minute
Rescue Skills
Perform a throw rescue using an unweighted rope over a distance of 6 metres.
Wade to a person and deliver a flotation aid in deep water.
Approach in "Ready" position
Knowledge
Principles of water craft safety.
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