Swimmer Staged Badge
Swimmer 1
|
Know the
safety rules and where it is safe to swim locally. |
|
2 |
Enter pool |
Without
using the steps, demonstrate a controlled entry into at least 1.5 metres of
water. |
3 |
Short swim |
Swim ten
metres on your front. |
4 |
Tread water |
Tread
water for 30 seconds in a vertical position. |
5 |
Water skills |
Using a
buoyancy aid, float still in the water for 30 seconds. Demonstrate
your ability to retrieve an object from chest deep water. Perform
a push and glide on both your front and back. |
6 |
Distance swim |
Swim 25
metres without stopping. |
7 |
Swimming activity |
Take
part in an organised swimming activity. |
Swimmer 2
Complete the following:
1 |
Safety |
Know the
safety rules and where it is safe to swim locally. |
2 |
Enter pool |
Demonstrate
a controlled entry or dive from the side of the pool, into at least 1.5
metres of water. |
3 |
Short swim |
Swim ten
metres on your front, ten metres on your back, and ten metres on your back
using only your legs. |
4 |
Tread water |
Tread
water for three minutes in a vertical position. |
5 |
Water skills |
Surface
dive into at least 1.5 metres of water and touch the bottom with both hands. Mushroom
float for ten seconds. Enter
the pool and push off from the side on your front and glide for five metres. From the
side of the pool, push off on your back and glide for as far as possible. |
6 |
Distance swim |
Swim 100
metres without stopping. |
7 |
Swimming activity |
Take
part in an organised swimming activity. |
Swimmer 3
Complete the following:
1 |
Safety |
Know the
safety rules and where it is safe to swim locally. Explain
the rules governing swimming for Scouts. |
2 |
Enter pool |
Demonstrate
a controlled entry or dive from the side of the pool into at least 1.5 metres
of water. |
3 |
Short swim |
Swim 50
metres in shirt and shorts. |
4 |
Tread water |
Tread
water for three minutes with one hand behind your back. |
5 |
Water skills |
Surface
dive into 1.5 metres of water and recover an object with both hands from the
bottom. Return to the side of the pool holding the object in both hands. Enter
the water from the side of the pool by sliding in from a sitting position.
Using any floating object for support, take up and hold the Heat Escape
Lessening Posture for five minutes. |
6 |
Distance swimming |
Swim 400
metres without stopping. |
7 |
Swimming activity |
Take
part in an organised swimming activity, since gaining your previous swimming
badge. |
Swimmer 4
Complete the following:
1 |
Safety |
Know the
safety rules and where it is safe to swim locally. Explain
the rules covering swimming for Scouts. |
2 |
Enter pool |
Demonstrate
a racing dive into at least 1.5 metres of water and straddle jump into at
least two meters of water. |
3 |
Short swim |
Swim 100
metres in less than four minutes. |
4 |
Tread water |
Tread
water for five minutes. |
5 |
Water skills |
Surface
dive into 1.5 metres of water, both head first and feet first and swim at
least five metres under water on both occasions. Enter
the water as for unknown depth. Swim ten metres to a floating object and use
it to take up and hold the Heat Escape Lessening Posture for five minutes. |
6 |
Distance swim |
Swim 800
metres without stopping. you should swim 400m on your front and 400m on your
back. |
7 |
Swimming activity |
Take
part in an organised swimming activity, since gaining your previous swimming
badge. |
Swimmer 5
Complete the following:
1 |
Safety |
Know the
safety rules and where it is safe to swim locally. Explain
the rules covering swimming for Scouts. |
2 |
Enter pool |
Demonstrate
a racing dive into at least 1.5 metres of water and a straddle jump into at
least two meters of water. |
3 |
Short swim |
Swim 100
metres in shirt and shorts. On completion, remove the additional clothes and
climb out of the pool unaided. Time limit three minutes. |
4 |
Tread water |
Tread
water for five minutes, for three of which one arm must be held clear of the
water. |
5 |
Water skills |
Scull on
your back, head first for ten metres then feet first for ten metres. Move
into a tuck position and keeping your head out of the water, turn 360
degrees. Swim ten
metres, perform a somersault without touching the side of the pool and
continue to swim in the same direction for a further ten metres. Demonstrate
the Heat Escape Lessening Posture. Demonstrate
a surface dive, both head and feet first into 1.5 metres of water. |
6 |
Distance swimming |
Swim
1000 metres using any three recognised strokes for a minimum distance of 200
metres per stroke. This swim must be completed in 35 minutes. |
7 |
Swimming activity |
Take
part in an organised swimming activity, since gaining your previous swimming
badge. |