SwimSafer Stage 1
The objective is for your child to gain confidence and develop independence in the water, as well as learn general and deep-end water safety. Techniques taught include forward and backward movement, safe entry and exit, and introduction to personal water survival skills.
What you will learn
Entries & Exits
Slide-in entry
Exit using ladder and from the pool edge
Sculling & Body Orientation
Front float (mushroom or jellyfish), 5 seconds, recover to a standing position
Back float, 5 seconds, recover to a standing position
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)
Survival & Activity skills
Signal distress and call for help
Grasp a floatation aid and float with it for 10 seconds
Then move (with the float) to the pool’s edge and
Exit safely from water
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
Knowledge
Rules of behaviour in, on or near the water
Water safety knowledge at a swimming pool
Water safety rules in various aquatic environments
Principles of personal safety and survival
Principles of watercraft safety
Recognising an Emergency
Principles when performing a rescue
SwimSafer 2.0 Stage 1 Assessment
Sequence 1A: (w/o goggles)
Enter water with slide-in entry
Swim on back 5m and recover
Submerge head in water, open eyes, blow bubbles, and identify object on pool floor
Perform front float for 5 sec and recovers
Perform back float for 5 sec and recovers
Swim 10m
Signal distress and call for help
Grasp float and float fo 10 sec
Move to pool’s edge (with float)
Exit using ladder/climb out from pool edge
Sequence 1B: (w/o goggles)
Dress in swimwear, t-shirt and short:
Correctly fit a Personal Floatation Device (PFD), jump into water
Float for 30 sec
Safely climb out of water