Sharks

For children who have achieved Angelfish 3 and 600m awards. Progressing to distances of 800m and beyond
This series follows the Ange;fish series and builds your child’s distance skill up to swimming 800m+ without aids. Children will also learn the starts and turns for all strokes, as well as basic survival and water rescue techniques.
Swimmers will be independent in the water for Sharks lessons
  • There are 3 badges in this series
  •  and 3 distance awards.

Please click on the badges to view the skills list.

Sharks 3

Sharks Badge 3
  • 1. Throw a rope over 5 metres
  • 2. Enter the water with a straddle entry, swim 25 metres in a recognised stroke in a T-shirt and shorts, tread water or scull support for 1 minute, tread water for 1 minute waving one arm, surface dive, swim 5 metres underwater, surface and remove clothing. If in shallow water, substitute straddle jump for step- in or slide-in entry
  • 3. Swim 100 metres of a recognised stroke on the front, incorporating the appropriate start, turns, and finish. Learner’s first choice
  • 4. Swim 50 metres of a recognised front stroke, incorporating the appropriate start, turns and finish. Learner’s second choice
  • 5. Swim 100 metres of back crawl incorporating the appropriate start, turns and finish
  • 6. Swim 25 metres of a fourth recognised stroke, not undertaken in the other tests
  • 7. Swim 4 x 1 length of individual medley, incorporating the appropriate transition procedure at the end of each stroke
  • 8. Perform a competitive start for two separate strokes using two different stances that is legal for the depth of water available
  • 9. Swim 50 metres of side stroke or old English backstroke
  • 10. Perform a head-first surface dive and pick up a sinkable toy from the bottom of the pool, minimum depth of 1.5 metres
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