Angelfish

For children who have completed Goldfish 3 and achieved their 100m distance award. This series progresses up to 600m
This series follows the Goldfish series and builds your child’s distance skill up to swimming 600m without aids. Children will also learn the butterfly stroke, tumble turns, sculling techniques, and more advanced entries to the water.
Swimmers will be independent in the water for Angelfish lessons
  • There are 3 badges in this series
  •  and 4 distance awards.

Please click on the badges to view the skills list.

Angelfish 2

Angelfish Badge 2
  • 1. Be rescued by catching a buoyant aid
  • 2. Perform a straddle entry, tread water for 30 seconds, perform a 360° turn in a vertical position while wearing a T-shirt. If the water is too shallow, substitute step entry and support scull for 30 seconds and a 360° turn in a vertical position while wearing a T-shirt
  • 3. Swim 5 metres, perform a forward somersault and continue to swim forward for 5 metres
  • 4. Swim 20 metres of a recognised front stroke using a correct touch finish. Learner’s first choice
  • 5. Swim 15 metres of a recognised front stroke using a correct touch finish. Learner’s second choice
  • 6. Swim 20 metres of back crawl using a correct touch finish
  • 7. Swim 5 metres on the back using a double arm action and dolphin leg kick
  • 8. Swim 5 metres on the side using a dolphin leg kick
  • 9. Start in a crouch position in the water, spring up before gliding to the bottom of the pool, tuck, place both feet on the bottom of the pool and spring up. Perform in chest-deep water
  • 10. Swim underwater for 5 metres
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