SwimSafer Bronze/Stage 4
Personal Water Survival & Stroke Improvement Skills
Development of student’s stroke techniques is a focus here, along with coordinated breathing in deep water. This stage sees the introduction of throw rescues and more personal survival skills. One of the goals is to achieve 100 metres of a variety of strokes.
Stage 4 Test Criteria
Entries & Exits
Compact jump.
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Sculling & Body Orientation
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Forward somersault in the water.
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Scull, float or tread for 2 min.
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Underwater Skills
In at least 1.4m deep water, perform feet-first surface dive, swim through hoops on pool bottom for 2m without goggles.
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Movement / Swimming / Strokes
Swim 100m continuously:
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25m Front Crawl.
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25m Backstroke.
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25m Breaststroke.
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25m Survival Backstroke.
Survival & Activity Skills
Scull, float or tread water for 2 min.
Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
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3 min swimming slowly using survival backstroke, sidestroke and survival breaststroke, changing every 15m.
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Wave and call for help Retrieve a flotation aid thrown by a ‘rescuer’ (2m away) and kick to the side of the pool and exit.
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Rescue Skills
Throw a flotation aid to a partner 2m away and instruct the partner to kick to the edge.
Knowledge
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Principles of Personal Safety and Survival.
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Environmental Awareness.
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Health Awareness.
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Emergency Situations and Survival Techniques.
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Rescues.