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SwimSafer 2.0
SwimSafer Stage 3
Goal: 50 m continuous swim
Stage 3 introduces stride-jump entries, sculling and underwater skills, and putting on a personal flotation device (PFD) in the water and swimming with it. A key goal is swimming 50 metres continuously.
What your child learns in this stage
| Entries & Exits | Perform a stride/straddle entry |
| Sculling & Body Orientation | Scull head first on the back, 5m Scull, float or tread water for 1 minute (incorporated in survival & Activity Skills) |
| Underwater Skills | In chest-deep water swim through hoops on pool bottom 2 metres apart. |
| Movement/Swimming/Strokes | Swim 50 metres continuously 25m using either Front-Crawl (with side breathing) or Breaststroke 25m using either Backstroke or Survival Backstroke |
| Survival & Activity skills | Scull, float or tread water for 1 minute Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate: 1. Swim 25m to a PFD 2. Correctly fit a PFD in water, swim 50m 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 3 Assessment
Swim:
- Swim 25m on front crawl or breaststroke
- Swim 25m on backstroke
Survival Sequence 3A (w/o goggles)
- Stride/Straddle jump in deep water
- Swim 25m Breaststroke
- Swim 25m Survival Backstroke
- Scull head first on back for 5m and recover
- Scull, float and tread water for 50sec
- In chest-deep water, perform feet-first surface dive
- Swim through hoops, place 2m apart using flutter/dolphin kick
- Resurface and exit pool safely
Survival Sequence 3B (w/o goggles)
Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
- Swim25m using survival backstroke or breaststroke to a PFD
- Correctly fit a PFD in water, swim 50m with PFD, then climb out of the 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.