LEVEL 8

Skill Development

• jump with tuck entry into water of at least full reach height depth

• tread water for 30 secs, with head above surface throughout, showing two different methods of kicking and keeping one arm out of the water for 10 secs

• back somersault starting with a horizontal position

• handstand in shoulder depth water for 5 seconds

*7 Stroke Development

• kick 20 metres, using a Butterfly kick, without a float and without using hands, 5 metres underwater and 15 metres at surface

• swim 10 metres full stroke Butterfly showing basic technique

• swim 50 metres continuously, smoothly, on own choice of stroke(s) showing basic technique throughout and including one turn

• demonstrate a hand touch turn for Front Crawl covering a distance of 5 metres before and after the turn

• swim 25 metres on either Front Crawl or Back Crawl showing efficient technique

• swim 25 metres on either Breaststroke or Butterfly showing efficient technique

*6 and 7 see section on stroke descriptors for explanation of basic and efficient technique

LEVEL 9

Skill Development

•two different jumps with body straight on entry into water of at least full reach depth, gaining height and taking up a different position in flight selected from straight, tuck, pike, star, turning

•a sequence combining: push off on back and glide head first, scull for 5 metres, back somersault, feet first scull for 5 metres, rotate 360~ in a vertical tucked position

•from a feet first surface dive swim underwater to retrieve a diving brick from the bottom of the pool (minimum depth full reach height), surface and carry the object for a distance of 10 metres on the back and land it on the poolside

Stroke Development

•swim continuously 50 metres on each of twostrokes showing efficient technique throughout

(10 - 20 second rest to be taken after 50 metres)

•swim 25 metres on each of the other two strokes showing efficient technique (10 – 20 second rest to be taken after 25 metres)

•a correct turn for Butterfly covering a minimum of 5 metres before and after the turn

•a correct hand touch turn for Back Crawl covering a distance of 5 metres beforeand 5 metres after the turn

•a correct hand touch turn for Breaststroke covering a distance of 5 metres before and after the turn

•kick 50 metres on either front or Back Crawl showing efficient technique. Use a float for Front Crawl and arms extended above for Back Crawl.

•kick 25 metres on both Breaststroke and

Butterfly. Use a float for Breaststroke and arms extended in front for Butterfly. (5 – 10 second test to be taken after 25 metres)

*8 see section on stroke descriptors for explanation of efficient technique

Skill Development

•a plunge dive into water of at least full reach height holding the streamlined position and covering a distance of at least 5 metres

•tread water (minimum depth full reach height) and pass a ball accurately to a partner positioned 5 metres away

•-swim for 3 minutes continuously in a circuit, and include the following: one feet first surface dive, one head first surface dive, one swim through a hoop (floating just below the surface); tread water for 15 seconds with one arm out of the water throughout. Finish by climbing out of the deep end, unaided

• torpedo scull, on the back, feet first, hands overhead, for 10 metres with/without leg support

Stroke Development

• swim continuously for 150 metres on any stroke or combination of strokes showing efficient technique throughout (covering a minimum of 25 metres continuously on any of the strokes used)

• a Front Crawl tumble turn covering a minimum distance of 5 metres before and 5 metres after the turn

• complete each of the following covering 25 metres on each stroke showing an appropriate turn

Butterfly - Back Crawl

Backcrawl - Breaststroke

Breaststroke - Front Crawl

• swim 4 x 1 widths of any stroke showing correct use of the pace clock for start time and rest periods

*9 see section on stroke descriptors for explanation of efficient technique

*10 in pools where the distance between the water surface and the side of the pool makes climbing out very difficult the correct use of the steps may be used as the criterion

50m Distance Badge

Skill Development

• 3 pre swim loosening exercises

• tread water for 1 minute, with one arm out of the water for 30 seconds signalling for help

• swim Front Crawl, head up, and propel a ball for a distance of 15 metres, controlling it throughout. At the end of the 15 metres tread water, pick up the ball with one hand, and throw it to land in a floating hoop positioned 5 metres away

• on the back, scull head first for 10 metres, back somersault, and scull feet first for 10 metres, show a star float holding the position for at least 5 seconds

• from a push and glide on the back perform a back circle with body stretched throughout

Stroke Development

• swim continuously for 10 minutes using two different competitive strokes and changing every length between an alternating and simultaneous stroke. Efficient technique must be shown throughout

• from a push, swim continuously lOOm on a stroke other than frontcrawl, maintaining efficient technique throughout

• from a push swim 4 x 50 metres on Front Crawl with 10-15 seconds rest between each 50 metre. Efficient technique and control of stroke and pace must be shown throughout

• from a push swim 50 metres on any stroke and use the pace clock to accurately time the swim (+/- 1 second)

•kick for 3 mins continuously changing every length between an alternating and simultaneous kick without using the hands for propulsion

100m Distance Badge

Skill Development

• a Front Crawl racing start, including the correct response to commands and the transition to the stroke

• a Back Crawl racing start, including the transition to the stroke

• a Breaststroke racing start including the transition to the stroke

• swim one length (mm 20 metres) combining an alternating arm action and a simultaneous leg kick

• swim one length (mm 20 metres) combining a simultaneous arm action and an alternating leg

*12 Stroke Development

• from a racing start demonstrate an individual medley covering one length on each stroke (minimum 20 metres on each stroke). Efficient technique must be shown throughout.

• a Back Crawl tumble turn covering a minimum distance of 5 metres before and after the turn

• swim 4 x 1 length on Front Crawl or Back Crawl accurately counting the number of single arm strokes for each length. Rest 15-20 seconds between each length.

• swim 4 x 1 length on Butterfly or Breaststroke accurately counting the number of strokes for each length. Rest 15-20 seconds between each length.

• swim 100 metres on own choice of stroke showing a correct start, turn and finish and showing efficient technique throughout

*11 and *12 see section on stroke descriptors for explanation of efficient technique

200m Distance Badge

Week

Number

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Warm

up

Own choice

Own choice

Own choice

Own choice

Own choice

Test One

Own choice

Own choice

Own choice

Own choice

Own choice

Test Two

Main

Theme

Front Crawl

Breast

Back

Fly / Breast

Front Crawl

Fly / Back

Breast

Back

Fly / Front Crawl

I.M.

Contrasting

Activity

Water Entry

Submerging

Sculling

Treading Water

Water Entry

Sculling

Treading Water

Submerging

Turns

Water Entry