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SwimSafer 2.0 · Silver
SwimSafer Stage 5 (Silver)
Goal: 200 m timed
Stage 5 (Silver) introduces the fundamentals of diving and deeper survival scenarios, such as swimming clear of a sinking boat, and requires efficient strokes over 200 metres within a set time.
What your child learns in this stage
| Entries & Exits | Demonstrate a dive entry (crouching) |
| Sculling & Body Orientation | Demonstrate a backward somersault in the water Scull, float or tread whilst putting on a PFD in water (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 3m |
| Movement/Swimming/Strokes | Swim 50m Front Crawl (1:30 minutes) 50m Breaststroke (1:50 minutes) 50m Backstroke (1:40 minutes) 50m Survival Backstroke 25m Sidestroke Dolphin Kick 10m on front |
| Survival & Activity skills | Dressed in swimwear, long pants and t-shirt demonstrate the following sequence: 1. Enter deep water using a straddle jump 2. Perform a backward somersault 3. Submerge feet first surface dive, 4. Swim underwater for 3m through hoops and resurface 5. Swim 45m quickly using front crawl 6. Wave and call for help 7. Retrieve a PFD in water and fit it while treading water 8. Demonstrate HEat Escape Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P.) technique 9. Then swim 25m with PFD and climb out of the water |
| Rescue Skills | Throw a flotation aid to a partner 3m 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 Silver Assessment
Swim (use crouching dive entry for Front-Crawl, Breaststroke):
- 50m Front-Crawl (within 1:30 min)
- 50m Breaststroke (within 1:50 min)
- 50m Backstroke (within 1:40 min)
- 25m Sidestroke
- 25m Survival Backstroke
- Dolphin kick 10m on front
Silver Sequence (w/o goggles)
Dressed in swimwear, long pants and t-shirt demonstrate the following sequence:
- Enter deep water using a straddle jump
- Perform a backward somersault
- Submerge feet first surface dive
- Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 3m and resurface
- Swim 45m quickly using front crawl
- Wave and call for help (rescuer to throw a PFD)
- Retrieve a PFD in water and fit it while treading water
- Demonstrate Heat Escape Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P.) technique
- Then swim 25m with PFD and 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.