Swimsafer Stage 2-MUST SEE CRITERIA
MUST-SEE CRITERIA
ENTRIES & EXITS
Skill Outcome • Demonstrate a step-in entry
- Safe and confident step in (not jump) entry
- Looking at point of entry
- Knees slightly flexed on entry
- Legs relaxed when feet touch the bottom
SCULLING & BODY ORIENTATION
Skill Outcome • Front float for 10 seconds - Swim 5m on front, rollover
- Perform back float for 10 seconds
- Swim 5m on back
- Scull, float or tread water for 30 seconds
Front float (mushroom or • Stable floating position on front with face in water
jellyfish) – 10 seconds, • Float for 10 seconds, in a relaxed manner
Swim 5m on front, • Swim 5m using any stroke, on the last stroke, roll over onto back
rollover • Start roll with head and shoulders
Back float – 10 seconds, • Stable floating position on back, ears in water - Float for 10 seconds, in a relaxed manner
Swim 5m on back • Swim 5m on back (any stroke on back)
Scull, float or tread water • Face clear of water
for 30 seconds • Scull: put lower arms/hands underwater, with fingers together,
palms facing down, swing lower arms/hands out and in with even
pressure - Float: back float with face clear of water, may have finning action
with hands, slight leg action - Tread: near vertical body position, head above water, large, slow
movements with arms and legs
UNDERWATER SKILLS
Skill Outcome • Search for and recover an object in chest deep (student’s) water
Recover an object • No goggles - Submerge head or feet first, body completely submerged, open eyes
underwater to locate and retrieve object, blink eyes to remove water
on surfacing
MOVEMENT / SWIMMING / STROKES
Skill Outcome • Movement on the front 25m (alternating arms & legs or simultaneous arms and legs) and
Movement on the front
• Move confidently through the water for 25m continuously
25m (alternating arms &
• Trunk horizontal to 45⁰ from surface
legs) • Kick on front
- Start kick from hip
- Move legs in opposite up and down motion (alternating legs)
- Move arms in full circle motion, reaching out in front of head
- Move arms opposite to each other
- Recover arms above water
- Pull with hands to hips
- Any rhythmic breathing (exhales through mouth and/or nose
underwater and inhales through mouth just above surface)
acceptable
Note: encourage swimmer to turn head to side during inhalation. - Move confidently through the water for 25m continuously
Movement on the front • Trunk horizontal to 45⁰ from surface
25m (simultaneous arms • Recover legs symmetrically by bending knees (kneesslightly apart)
and legs) and pulling heels toward buttocks - Lead movement with feet, keeping ankles slightly wider than knees,
drawing a circle (kick can be wide or narrow) - Bring lower legs and ankles to a glide position
- Legs may be partially bent at the knees at the end of the power
phase - Occasional flutter kick during glide position acceptable
- Legs may not completely finish together in a closed position in the
glide - Recover arms forward to full extension, with palms together
- Press palms and (turns hands to catch water) and pulls hands
outward slightly wider than shoulders - Bend elbows and sweep forearms and hands downwards and
towards centre of chest - Initiate exhalation during glide phase
MOVEMENT / SWIMMING / STROKES (cont’d)
Skill Outcome • Movement on the back 15m (alternating arms & legs or
simultaneous arms and legs)
Movement on the back • Move through the water for 15m
15m • Trunk horizontal to 45⁰ to surface
(alternating arms and legs) • Kick on back
- Start kick from hip
- Move legs in opposite up and down motion (alternating legs)
- Move arms in full circle motion, reaching back and over the head
- Move arms opposite to each other
- Arms recover out of water – elbows below surface acceptable
- Pull with hands past hips
- Any rhythmic breathing acceptable
Movement on the back • Face above water surface of water at all times
15m • Maintain near horizontal to 45⁰ from surface at back glide position
(simultaneous arms and • Recover legssymmetrically by bending knees (kneesslightly apart) legs)
and dropping heels toward bottom - Lead movement with heels, drawing a circle (kick can be wide or
narrow) and pushing water with insides of feet - Flex feet to dorsi-flex as heels drop during recovery
- Straighten legs as they come together
- Occasional scissors kick or flutter kick acceptable
- Hands are extended towards hips at recovery
- Arms extend above or below shoulder level
- Arms and hands press down towards hips (finishing at waist level is
acceptable) - Any breathing acceptable
SURVIVAL & ACTIVITY SKILLS (WITHOUT GOGGLES)
Skill Outcome • Scull/float/tread for 30 seconds
Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt, demonstrate:
- Swim 15m using any survival stroke and exit safely from water
- Correctly fit a PFD and jump into the water (at least 1.4m deep)
- Swim 25m with PFD, then climb out of the water
Swim 15m wearing
clothing - Swim slowly using survival backstroke or breaststroke. Face clear of
water
Survival floating • Scull/float/tread (swim in place) for 30 seconds - Face clear of water
Use of PFD • Fit appropriate-sized PFD - Look and assess situation before jumping into water (legs together,
knees bent) - Swim using any preferred stroke with face clear of water for 25m
- Exit water safely and independently
Scull, float or tread water
for 30 seconds - Face clear of water
- Scull: put lower arms/hands underwater, with fingers together,
palms facing down, swing lower arms/hands out and in with even
pressure - Float: back float with face clear of water, may have finning action
with hands, slight leg action - Tread: near vertical body position, head above water, large, slow
movements with arms and legs
RESCUE SKILLS
Skill Outcome • Nil
SwimSafer Stage 2: Complete Guide
Swimming Skills
- Front Swim: Swim 25 meters on the front using alternating arms and legs or simultaneous arm and leg movements.
- Back Swim: Swim 15 meters on the back using alternating arms and legs or simultaneous arm and leg movements.
Survival Sequence 2A: Without Goggles
- Entry Technique: Enter the water using the step-in method.
- Front Float: Perform a 10 seconds front float. Remain still while floating.
- Front Swim and Rollover: Swim 5 meters on the front, then roll over and perform a backfloat for 10 seconds.
- Back Swim: Swim 5 meters on the back.
- Scull, Float, or Tread Water: Scull, float, or tread water for 30 seconds.
- Object Recovery: Recover an object in chest-deep water.
- Resurface and Exit: Resurface and exit safely from the pool.
Survival Sequence 2B: Without Goggles
- Attire and Demonstration: Dressed in swimwear, shorts, and a t-shirt, demonstrate the following:
- Survival Stroke Swim: Swim 15 meters using any survival stroke, ensuring the face is clear of water, and exit safely. Calmness must be observed while in deep water.
- PFD Use: Fit a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) correctly, jump into the water (at least 1.4 meters deep), swim 25 meters with the PFD, and then climb out of the water to remove it.
SwimSafer Theory Online
- Online Quiz: Complete the SwimSafer Theory online quiz.
By mastering these swimming skills and survival sequences, along with completing the online quiz, participants will advance their water safety knowledge and skills as part of the SwimSafer Stage 2 program. By the time the learner achieve swimsafer stage 2, he has more or less feel confidence in the big pool. All the Stage 3 activities will likely be done in a big pool range of pool depth 1.2 to 1.8m. For pupil who has been training in the condo pool, try to find a depth of at least 1.5m to do treading water and feet first surface dive.