Advanced Swimmer Series

For advanced swimmers, improving speed and technique
The Advanced Swimmer Series develops your child’s swimming technique, speed, stamina and adds in specific skills for either water polo or synchronised swimming.
Advanced Badge Series
Swimmers will be independent in the water for advanced lessons with the teacher teaching poolside
  • There are 7 badges in this series
  •  and 0 distance awards.

Please click on the badges to view the skills list.

Advanced Silver

Advanced Series - Silver Award
  • 1. Swim 400 metres within 10 minutes, using a recognised competitive stroke
  • 2. Swim 100 metres in 2 minutes
  • 3. Swim 4 x 50 metres of individual medley with correct turns and finishes
  • 4. Perform a tucked back somersault from a back layout and finish with a back layout
  • 5. Perform a tucked front somersault from a front layout and finish with a front layout
  • 6. Scull 15 metres head first, support scull for 5 seconds and 15 metres feet first
  • 7. Tread water, using eggbeater leg action, for 90 seconds (45 seconds x 2 directions)
  • 8. Tread water, catch a ball, swim 25 metres of polo crawl showing 3 changes in direction then pass the ball to another person OR synchronising with another, swim 10 metres of front crawl, change direction and swim 10 metres of back crawl, change direction and swim 10 metres of breaststroke
  • 9. Glide swim 10 metres underwater in the prone position from a front push
  • 10. Glide swim 10 metres underwater in the supine position from a back push
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