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SwimSafer 2.0 · Bronze
SwimSafer Stage 4 (Bronze)
Goal: 100 m of strokes
Stage 4 (Bronze) refines stroke technique and coordinated breathing in deep water, and introduces throw rescues and more personal-survival skills. A key goal is 100 metres of a variety of strokes.
What your child learns in this stage
| Entries & Exits | Enter water using a compact jump |
| Sculling & Body Orientation | Demonstrate a forward somersault in the water. Scull, float or tread water for 2 minutes (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills) |
| Underwater Skills | In at least 1.4m deep water, perform feet-first surface dive, swim through hoops on pool bottom for 2m |
| Movement/Swimming/Strokes | Swim 115 metres continuously 25 metres Front Crawl 25 metres Breaststroke 25 metres Backstroke 25 metres Survival Backstroke 15 metres Sidestroke |
| Survival & Activity skills | Scull, float or tread water for 2 minutes Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate: 1. 3 minutes swimming slowly using survival backstroke, sidestroke and breaststroke, changing each minute 2. Wave and call for help intermittently 3. Swim to a flotation aid and kick to pool’s edge, then climb out of water |
| Rescue Skills | Throw a floatation aid to a partner 2m away and instruct the partner to kick to the edge |
| 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 Bronze Assessment
Swim 100m continuously (in this order):
- 25m Front-Crawl
- 25m Backstroke
- 25m Breaststroke
- 25m Survival Backstroke
Survival Sequence Bronze A (w/o goggles)
- Enter the water using compact ump (in deep water), resurface, then perform a forward somersault
- Scull, float or tread water for 2 min
- In at least 1.4m deep water, perform fee-first surface dive
- Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 2m
- Resurface and exit pool safely
Survival Sequence Bronze B (w/o goggles)
Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
- 3 min swimming slowly using survival backstroke, side stroke, survival breaststroke, for 1 min per stroke
- Wave for help (rescuer to throw flotation aid)
- Swim to a flotation aid and kick to pool’s edge, then climb out of water
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How this stage is assessed: a practical in-water assessment (assessed as fully competent) plus an online water-safety theory quiz with a 90% pass mark. Since July 2025 both are managed on the national CAMS platform run by Singapore Aquatics, and e-certificates are issued through FileSG.
Progress through SwimSafer with Happy Fish — our kids swimming lessons follow the SwimSafer 2.0 syllabus in warm indoor heated pools across Singapore.