Our AWARDS

To get the Water Confidence Level 2 badge I must be able to:

• Swim 5 metres kicking your legs on your own
• Swim 5 metres tuck, star, pencil on your own
• Regain an upright position from your back with help
• Regain an upright position from your front with help
• Be at ease with water showered from overhead
• Blow object 2 metres across the water
• Scoop water and wash your face
• Demonstrate an understanding of pool rules

To get the Little Splasher Level 2 badge I must be able to:

• To be achieved without any floatation aids
• Jump in from poolside safely
• Swim 5 metres splashy legs front & back
• Swim 5 metres breaststroke legs on your back
• Demonstrate knowledge of breaststroke arms
• Regain upright position from your back & front
• Push from the wall and glide on your front & back
• Blow bubbles 3 times with your nose & mouth submerged
• Perform a log role and regain a standing position
• A 5 metre award should be issued prior to, or in addition to completing Stage 2

To get the Little Splasher Level 3 badge I must be able to:

• Jump in and submerge
• Underwater push & glide whilst remaining streamlined
• Push & glide arms extended, log roll onto front/back
• Swim on your front, tuck, rotate & return on your back
• Collect an object from the bottom of the pool
• Answer 3 questions on water safety
• Swim 10 metres on your front
• Swim 10 metres on your back
• Swim 5 metres of breaststroke
• A 10 metre award should be issued prior to, or in addition to completing Stage 3

To get the Little Level Stage 4 badge I must be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of buoyancy
• Perform a tuck float for 5 seconds
• Perform a sequence of 3 shapes whilst floating on your back
• Push & glide from the wall to the pool floor
• Swim 10 metres backstroke, 10 metres frontcrawl, swim 10 metres breaststroke your front & 10 metres on your back
• Scull 5 metres head first retaining a horizontal position
• Swim on your back, roll onto your front and continue
• Swim 10 metres of a stroke of your choice
• A 25 metre award should be issued prior to, or in addition to completing Stage 4

To get the Little Splasher Level 5 badge I must be able to:

• Perform stationary scull on your back
• Scull 5 metres toes first
• Perform a sculling sequence for 30-45 seconds to include a rotation
• Tread water for 30 seconds
• Show 3 different jumps into the water
• Swim 25 metres backstroke
• Swim 15 metres frontcrawl face in the water
• Swim 25 metres breaststroke
• Perform a handstand for 3 seconds & then a forward somersault
• A 50 metre award should be issued prior to, or in addition to completing Stage 5

To get the Little Splasher Level 5 badge I must be able to:

• Demonstrate a preparation for exercise
• Push & glide rotate into frontcrawl/backstroke
• Swim 10 metres wearing clothes
• Swim 25 metres frontcrawl ensuring breathing is rhythmical
• Swim 25 metres breaststroke ensuring breathing is rhythmical
• Swim 25 metres backcrawl with continuous arms
• Swim 25 metres any stroke of your choice
• Perform a shout & signal rescue
• Perform a surface dive
• Exit the water without the use of steps
• A 75 & 100 metre award should be issued prior to, or in addition to completing Stage 6

To get the Little Splasher Level 5 badge I must be able to:

• Swim 25 metres backstroke, 25 metres frontcrawl & 50 metres breaststroke
• Demonstrate basic butteryfly leg kick for 5 metres
• Perform a 1 minute sequence of:
  • Sculling head first/feet first
  • Forward/backward somersault, log roll
  • Star float front/back, tuck float
  • Eggbeater lifting one or both arms out of the water
• Perform a sitting dive
• Swim 100 metres using at least 3 strokes
• Tread water using eggbeater for 30 seconds
• Complete an obstacle course (4 objects) without touching the pool floor
• A 200 metre award should be issued prior to, or in addition to completing Stage 7

To get the Sliver Award I must be able to:

• Begin with a plunge dive for the following distance timed swim
• Timed swim, 100 metres in 3 minutes or under, a change of stroke only at the end of each length
• Tread water for 2 minutes with one hand behind your back
• Swim 10 metres then surface dive head first touching the floor
• Swim 10 metres then surface dive feet first pushing of the floor
• Scull head first on your back for 10 metres then return sculling feet first
• Swim 800 metres, 400 metres on your front & 400 metres on your back. A change of stroke every 50 metres
• A 600 metre award should be issued prior to the Silver Award
• An 800 metre award must be issued with Silver

To get the Gold Award I must be able to:

• Begin with a plunge dive for the following distance timed swim
• Timed swim, 100 metres in 2 minutes 30 sec or under, use only two strokes
• Tread water for 3 minutes with one hand above your head
• Scull 10 metres then enter a tucked position and rotate 360° and return by sculling feet first
• Swim 10 metres, forward somersault and swim a further 10 metres
• Swim 800 metres using three strokes in 25 minutes or under. A change of stroke every 100 metres

To get the Gold Award I must be able to:

• Straddle entry followed by a 5 metre swim, enter into a piked surface dive retrieving a 2kg object from the bottom. Carry the object 20 metres using backstroke or sidestroke.
• Scull head first 10 metres, complete a back somersault, roll 180o onto your front, forward somersault, tuck rotate backwards to scull feet first 15 metres.
• The following must be completed in 23 minutes without pause:
• Swim 200 metres frontcrawl , 200 metres backstroke, 100 metres breaststroke (or 50 metres butterfly)
• Swim 500 metres freestyle, surface dive twice head first, and twice feet first. During each surface dive you must swim through two hoops 4 metres apart without surfacing
• A 1000 metre award must be issued with Honours

To get the Amature Lifeguard Silver I must be able to:

• Swim 200 metres front & back clothed
• Enter shallow water, wade to the casualty with a buoyant aid, instruct casualty what to do
• Place a casualty in the support position
• Tread water for 3 minutes, signal for help every 30 seconds
• Swim 100m, perform two feet first & head first surface dives collecting a sinker
• In shallow water turn a face down casualty around and walk back to the wall
• Coil & throw a rope 10m and pull the casualty back in less than 45 sec
• Enter deep water using straddle jump
• Swim 20 metres frontcrawl with your head out of the water looking forwards

To get the Amature Lifeguard Gold I must be able to:

• Throw a rope 12 metres to a casualty and rescue in 30 sec
• Swim 400 metres fully clothed in 15 minutes
• Tread water for 2 mintues fully clothed then swim 50m
• Demonstrate a compact jump & a shallow dive
• Swim 10 metres then demonstrate a revers
• Swim 10 metres then demonstrate a stando
• Swim 20 metres to a casualty, collect sinker, swap sinker for casualty and tow for 20 metres, all in 2 minutes
• Demonstrate supported rescue breathing whilst waiting for help
• Demonstrate the support position
• Using initiative assist two casualties in shallow water upto 15 metres away.
• Demonstrate non-contact rescues Swim 400 metres in 12 minutes