Swimmer
Swimmer 1 - Complete the following:
Demonstrate your ability to retrieve an object from chest deep water.
Perform a push and glide on both your front and back.
Swimmer 2 - Complete the following:
Mushroom float for ten seconds.
Enter the pool and push off from the side on your front and glide for five metres.
From the side of the pool, push off on your back and glide for as far as possible.
Swimmer 3 - Complete the following:
Explain the rules governing swimming for Scouts.
Enter the water from the side of the pool by sliding in from a sitting position. Using any floating object for support, take up and hold the Heat Escape Lessening Posture for five minutes.
Swimmer 4 - Complete the following
Explain the rules covering swimming for Scouts.
Enter the water as for unknown depth. Swim ten metres to a floating object and use it to take up and hold the Heat Escape Lessening Posture for five minutes.
Swimmer 5 - Complete the following:
Explain the rules covering swimming for Scouts.
Swim ten metres, perform a somersault without touching the side of the pool and continue to swim in the same direction for a further ten metres.
Demonstrate the Heat Escape Lessening Posture.
Demonstrate a surface dive, both head and feet first into 1.5 metres of water.
Take part in an organised swimming activity, since gaining your previous swimming badge.
- Safety:
- Enter Pool:
- Short swim:
- Tread water:
- Water skills:
Demonstrate your ability to retrieve an object from chest deep water.
Perform a push and glide on both your front and back.
- Distance swim:
- Swimming activity:
Swimmer 2 - Complete the following:
- Safety:
- Enter Pool:
- Short swim:
- Tread water:
- Water skills:
Mushroom float for ten seconds.
Enter the pool and push off from the side on your front and glide for five metres.
From the side of the pool, push off on your back and glide for as far as possible.
- Distance swim:
- Swimming activity:
Swimmer 3 - Complete the following:
- Safety:
Explain the rules governing swimming for Scouts.
- Enter pool:
- Short swim:
- Tread water:
- Water skills:
Enter the water from the side of the pool by sliding in from a sitting position. Using any floating object for support, take up and hold the Heat Escape Lessening Posture for five minutes.
- Distance swimming:
- Swimming activity:
Swimmer 4 - Complete the following
- Safety:
Explain the rules covering swimming for Scouts.
- Enter pool:
- Short swim:
- Tread water:
- Water skills:
Enter the water as for unknown depth. Swim ten metres to a floating object and use it to take up and hold the Heat Escape Lessening Posture for five minutes.
- Distance swim:
- Swimming activity:
Swimmer 5 - Complete the following:
- Safety:
Explain the rules covering swimming for Scouts.
- Enter pool:
- Short swim:
- Tread water:
- Water skills:
Swim ten metres, perform a somersault without touching the side of the pool and continue to swim in the same direction for a further ten metres.
Demonstrate the Heat Escape Lessening Posture.
Demonstrate a surface dive, both head and feet first into 1.5 metres of water.
- Distance swimming:
- Swimming activity:
Take part in an organised swimming activity, since gaining your previous swimming badge.