SwimSafer Stage 5 Silver

INTERMEDIATE PERSONAL SURVIVAL AND STROKE REFINEMENT SKILLS

Fundamentals of diving will be introduced. Development of personalsurvival knowledge will continue with a situational context of swimming quickly away from a sinking boat. Students will be required to demonstrate efficient stroke techniques by swimming a variety of strokes over 200 metres within a given time frame.

Test Criteria

SwimSafer Stage 4 Bronze

ENTRIES & EXITS

• Demonstrate a dive entry (crouching) at least 1.8m depth

SCULLING & BODY ORIENTATION

• Demonstrate a backward somersault in the water

UNDERWATER SKILLS

• In at least 1.4m deep water, perform feet-first surface dive, swim through hoops on pool bottom for 3m.

MOVEMENT / SWIMMING / STROKES

• 50m Front-Crawl (within 1:30 min)

• 50m Breaststroke (within 1:50 min)

• 50m Backstroke (within 1:40 min)

• 25m Survival Backstroke

• 25m Sidestroke

• Dolphin kick 10m on front

SURVIVAL & ACTIVITY SKILLS (WITHOUT GOGGLES)

Dressed in swimwear, long pants and t-shirt demonstrate the following sequence:

• Enter deep water using a straddle (stride) jump

• Perform a backward somersault

• Submerge using feet first surface dive

• Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 3m and resurface

• Swim 45m quickly using front crawl

• Wave and call for help (rescuer to throw a PFD)

• Retrieve a PFD in water and fit it while treading water.

• Demonstrate Heat Escape Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P.) technique for 30 sec

• Then swim 25m with PFD and climb out of the water

RESCUE SKILLS

• Throw a flotation aid (PFD) to a partner 3m away

KNOWLEDGE

Principles of Personal Safety and Survival