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 Water Safety Gold

  • 1. Swim 200 metres, tread water for 2 minutes waving one arm to attract attention and 2 minutes normally, collect a buoyant aid show the HELP position for 1 minute and the HUDDLE for 2 minutes, swim 200 metres with the aid and climb out unassisted
  • 2. Perform a feet first surface dive and swim 5 metres underwater
  • 3. Perform a head first surface dive and swim 5 metres underwater
  • 4. Remove the long sleeved jumper or sweat shirt and the long trousers or tracksuit bottoms while in deep water
  • 5. Swim 25 metres lifesaving backstroke
  • 6. Swim 25 metres sidestroke leading with the right arm and 25 metres sidestroke leading with the left arm
  • 7. Simulate a weak swimmer becoming tired and then unresponsive
  • 8. Rescue a co-operative weak swimmer 10 metres away, using a buoyant aid, accompany them back 10 metres to safety and assist them out onto the poolside
  • 9. Rescue a tired swimmer becoming unresponsive, 15 metres away, using a buoyant aid, tow them back 15 metres to safety and assist them out onto the poolside
  • 10. Explain 3 methods you could use to help if you discovered somebody in difficulty in the water
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