| Age Group |
Swim requirement |
Skills evaluation: continuous sequence |
| Under 6 |
No swim requirement |
In minimum 1 metre water depth:
- back or front float for 5 seconds, recover to stand;
- submerge to touch the boom with hands;
- from standing posion in waist deep water, perform a front glide (1-2m) & recover to stand.
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| Under 7 |
No swim requirement |
In minimum 1 metre water depth:
- back or front float for 5 seconds, recover to stand;
- submerge to touch the boom with hands;
- from standing posion in waist deep water, perform a front glide (2-3m) &
recover to stand.
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| Under 8 |
50m swim (*any recognised swim
stroke) (no touching sides or lane
ropes) (no water compeon, except
for wade, which takes place in waist
deep water) |
- back or front float for 5 seconds, recover to stand;
- submerge to touch the boom with hands;
- swim on front any stroke for 20m followed by swim underwater for 2-3m
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| Under 9 |
100m swim (freestyle – not timed)
Complete on evaluation min 150m open water swim – not timed |
- front to back float or back to front float for 5 seconds each side. Tread water
and/or sculling for minimum 1 minute;
- submerge to touch the boom with hands
- swim on front through water any stroke for 25m followed by survival stroke(s)
breaststroke and/or sidestroke and/or back sculling for minimum 10m
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| Under 10 |
150m swim (freestyle – not timed)
Complete on evaluation min 150m open water swim – not timed |
- front to back float or back to front float for 5 seconds each side. Tread water
and/or sculling for minimum 1 minute;
- submerge to touch the boom with hands
- swim on front through water any stroke for 25m followed by survival stroke(s)
breaststroke and/or sidestroke and/or back sculling for minimum 25m
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| Under 11 |
200m swim (freestyle – not timed)
Complete on evaluation min 150m open water swim – not timed |
- front to back float or back to front float for 5 seconds each side. Tread water
and/or sculling for minimum 2 minutes;
- submerge to to perform forward or backward roll / somersault underwater,
recover to surface, submerge to touch the boom with hands;
- swim on front through water any stroke for 25m followed by survival stroke(s)
breaststroke and/or sidestroke and/or back sculling for minimum 50m
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| Under 12 |
200m swim (freestyle – not timed)
Complete on evaluation min 200m open water swim – not timed |
- front to back float or back to front float for 5 seconds each side. Tread water
and/or sculling for minimum 3 minutes;
- submerge to to perform forward or backward roll / somersault underwater,
recover to surface, submerge to touch the boom with hands;
- swim on front through water any stroke for 100m followed by survival stroke(s)
breaststroke and/or sidestroke and/or back sculling for minimum 50m.
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| Under 13 |
200m swim (freestyle – not timed)
Complete on evaluation min 200m open water swim – not timed |
- front to back float or back to front float for 5 seconds each side. Tread water
and/or sculling for minimum 3 minutes;
- submerge to to perform forward or backward roll / somersault underwater,
recover to surface, submerge to touch the boom with hands;
- swim on front through water any stroke for 100m followed by survival stroke(s)
breaststroke and/or sidestroke and/or back sculling for minimum 50m.
|
| Under 14/SRC |
TIMED 200m swim in 5 mins (time must be recorded)
Complete on evaluation min 288m open water swim – not timed |
- front to back float or back to front float for 5 seconds each side. Tread water
and/or sculling for minimum 3 minutes;
- submerge to to perform forward or backward roll / somersault underwater, do
not recover to surface, submerge to touch the boom with hands;
- swim on front through water any stroke for 100m followed by survival stroke(s)
breaststroke and/or sidestroke and/or back sculling for minimum 100m.
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