STAnley 6 Star

Newly independent swimming progression from 5m. They need at least STAnley 7 and the 20m award to move up to the next series.
This series teaches basic water skills and safety, creating a baseline for a lifetime of swimming. There are many skills in these badges, so children may be in these classes for longer than other series.
Parents are not in the water for STAnley 6 and up. The teacher will be in the water, transitioning to teaching poolside once they have their 15m distance award.
  • There are 3 badges in this series
  •  and 3 distance awards.

Please click on the badges to view the skills list.

STAnley Star

  • 1. Answer 4 water safety questions
  • 2. Push and glide into a confident 10-metre swim
  • 3. Push and glide or swim, travel through a submerged hoop, retrieve an object, and return to poolside
  • 4. Use a float and kick on the front to collect 4 floating objects that are scattered around the pool. Return to poolside
  • 5. Swim 2 metres on back, rolling over horizontally to swim 2 metres on front, rolling over horizontally to finish with a back star float
  • 6. Push and glide from poolside on the back and kick for 2 metres, tuck up and roll forward on the vertical to swim back to poolside
  • 7. Kick for 5 metres on the back, balancing a toy on a float
  • 8. Jump into the water, swim to a raft (play raft) and climb onto it to sit down
  • 9. Jump into the water, tread water while turning around, swim back to poolside
  • 10. Exit the pool safely – over the poolside if possible or as the pool environment dictates – and continue off poolside to changing room
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