Thursday, March 19, 2015

Swimsafer BrOnze (Stage 4)


Personal Water Survival and 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 meters. Principles of water crafty safety will be introduced, as well as continuous work on rescue and personal water survival skills.

Entries & Exits

  • Enter water using a compact 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
  • 25m Front crawl
  • 25m Breaststroke
  • 25m Backstroke
  • 25m Survival Backstroke or Sidestroke


Survival & Activity skills

  • Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt, demonstrate 3min swimming slowly using any appropriate swim stroke, changing every minute



Rescue skills

  • Perform a throw rescue using an unweighted rope over a distance of 6m.
  • Wade to a person and deliver a floatation aid in deep water.
  • Approach in “Ready” position.






Knowledge

  • Principles of water craft safety


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