Our Badges
Non-Swimmer 1
Splash Award
- Enter pool safely with teacher support
- Blow object on surface of the water
- Blow bubbles on surface of the water
- Perform front crawl kick with floatation aid and teacher support
- Perform backcrawl kick with floatation aid and teacher support
- Perform star float on back with floatation aid and teacher support
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Non-Swimmer 1
Bubble Award
- Blow bubbles with face on the water
- Perform star float on front and back with teacher support
- Perform paddling action on front with noodle for 2m
- Perform backcrawl kick with floatation aids for 2m
- Collect sinkers with teachers support whilst blowing bubbles on or under water
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Non-Swimmer 1
Paddle Award
- Enter water safely unaided
- Jump into the water and paddle back to the side
- Paddle on front unaided for 2m
- Kick on back unaided with arms by side for 2m
- Push and glide unaided to teacher on front and back
- Collect sinkers from under water with assistance
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Non-Swimmer 2
Jellyfish Award
- Perform treading water action sitting on a noodle
- Jump in unaided
- Paddle 5m on front unaided
- Attempt overarm front crawl action
- Kick on back with arms by side for 5m
- Attempt backcrawl arm action for 5m
- Collect sinkers unaided from shallow end
- Perform star float on front and back unaided
- Push and glide to teacher in streamline position
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Non-Swimmer 2
Goldfish Award
- Jump in unaided, surface and then float on back
- Attempt treading water with teacher support into floating position
- Attempt front crawl breathing (either side)
- Perform backcrawl with arms for 5m
- Swim through hoop underwater
- Is the swimmer ready to move up to Beginner 1
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Beginner 1
Pufferfish Award
- Tread water for 5 seconds
- Jump into water unaided and return to side
- Retrieve sinkers from bottom of the pool in deeper water
- Swim front crawl with sideways breathing for 5m
- Perform backcrawl with long arm action for 5m
- Attempt a forward roll
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Beginner 1
Stingray Award
- Star float on back and flip onto front unaided
- Swim front crawl with bi-lateral breathing for 10m
- Swim backcrawl with long arms for 10m
- Push and glide into a forward roll
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Beginner 1
Octopus Award
- Tread water for 10 seconds
- Swim underwater to retrieve sinkers 5m away
- Swim front crawl with bi-lateral breathing for 15m
- Swim backcrawl with continuous arms for 15m
- Introduce breaststroke legs
- Introduce dolphin leg kick
- Attempt sitting and kneeling dives (where depth allows)
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Beginner 2
Hammerhead Award
- Perform surface dive
- Tread water for 10 seconds
- Swim front crawl with bi-lateral breathing for 25m
- Swim backcrawl with continuous arms for 25m
- Introduce breaststroke arms, breathing and timing
- Introduce butterfly arms
- Introduce standing dives (where depth allows)
- Introduce tumble turns
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Beginner 2
Orca Award
- Retrieve sinkers from deep end of pool
- Straddle jump into pool
- Swim front crawl with bi-lateral breathing for 50m
- Swim backcrawl with continuous arms for 50m
- Swim breaststroke with correct timing for 25m
- Attempt butterfly for 10m
- Attempt tumble turns on front
- Introduce backcrawl tumble turns
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Improver 2
Top Tier
- Tread water for 30 seconds and wave hand in the air
- Swim front crawl with bi-lateral breathing for 75m
- Swim backcrawl with continuous arms for 75m
- Swim breaststroke with correct timing for 75m
- Perform standing dive into 1 length of front crawl (where depth allows)
- Swim 2 lengths front crawl showing tumble turns
- Show lifesaving backstroke
- Attempt back crawl tumble turns
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Improver 1
Top Tier
- Straddle jump into deep water and swim 1 length head-up front crawl
- Swim front crawl with bi-lateral breathing for 100m
- Swim backcrawl with continuous arms for 100m
- Perform breaststroke with correct technique and timing for 100m
- Swim butterfly with correct timing for 50m
- Demonstrate transitions of all 4 strokes
- Perform standing dive into dolphin kick under water
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