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SwimSafer Stage 1

The objective is to develop confidence and independence in the water, learn general and deep-end water safety. Techniques taught include the forward and backward movement, safe entry and exit and personal water safety.

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Takeaways

Entries and Exits

  • Slide-in entry.

  • Exit using ladder and from the pool edge.

Sculling & Body Orientation

  • Front float (mushroom or jellyfish), 5 sec, recover to a standing position.

  • Back float, 5 sec, recover to a standing position.

Survival & Activity Skills

  • Signal distress.

  • Grasp a flotation aid and float for 10 sec.

  • Move to the pool’s edge (with the float).

  • Exit safely from the water.

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      Dressed in swimwear, shorts and

      t-shirt demonstrate:

  • Correctly fit a PFD, jump into the water, float for 30 seconds and then climb out of deep water.

Underwater Skills

  • Submerge in waist-deep (student’s) water, open eyes and blow bubbles.

Movement / Swimming / Strokes

  • Movement on front 10m. (alternating arms & legs and/or simultaneous arms and legs)

  • Movement on back 5m. (alternating arms & legs and/or simultaneous arms and legs)

Knowledge

  • Principles of Personal Safety and Survival.

  • Environmental Awareness.

  • Health Awareness.

  • Emergency Situations and Survival Techniques.

  • Rescues.

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