SwimSafer Stage Two
General skills development will include unassisted step entry into water, sculling, feet-first surface dives, personal water safety skills and water safety awareness in an aquatic environment. Your child will be encouraged to achieve 25 metres of continuous swim.
| Entries & Exits | Perform a step-in entry |
| Sculling & Body Orientation | Front float (mushroom or jellyfish), 10 seconds, recover to a standing position Back float, 10 seconds, recover to a standing position Swim 5m on front, rollover and continue swimming 5m on back Scull, float or tread for 30 seconds (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills) |
| Underwater Skills | Search for and recover an object in chest deep (student’s) water Demonstrate a feet-first surface dive in chest deep water |
| Movement/Swimming/Strokes | Movement on front 25m – front crawl or breaststroke Movement on back 15m – backstroke or survival backstroke |
| Survival & Activity skills | Scull, float or tread water for 30 seconds Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate: 1. Swim 15m using any survival stroke 2. Swim to pool edge and climb out Then, Put on an appropriately sized PFD and jump into the water (at least 1.4m deep), swim 25m with PFD, then climb out of the water |
| Rescue Skills | nil |
| 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 2 Assessment
Swim:
- Swim 25m on front crawl or breaststroke
- Swim 15m on back
Survival Sequence 2A (w/o goggles)
- Step-in Entry into water
- Front float for 10 sec
- Swim 5m on front, rollover and continue
- Swim 5m on back
- Back float for 10 sec
- Scull, float and tread water for 30 sec
- In chest-deep water, perform feet-first surface dive and recovers an object
- Resurface and exit safely from water
Survival Sequence 2B (w/o goggles)
Dress in swimwear, t-shirt and shorts:
- Swim 15m using any survival stroke
- Swim to pool edge and climb out
- Fit a PFD and jump into 1.4m deep water
- Swim 25m with PFD and climb out of water