🥈 SwimSafer Stage 5 (Silver) – Updated JULY 2025 | AQZOG Swim School Singapore
Are you ready to take your child’s swimming skills to the next level?
The SwimSafer Stage 5 (Silver) programme is designed to build strong stroke endurance, deep water confidence, and essential survival techniques—all while preparing students for the prestigious SwimSafer Gold Stage.
As of November 2024, the assessment has been updated to allow crouching dive entry during the swim stroke, giving learners a more realistic and efficient way to begin their timed swims.
🏊 Stage 5 (Silver) Swimming Performance Requirements
Swimmers must complete the following distances within the required time:
- ✅ 50m Front Crawl – within 1 min 30 sec
- ✅ 50m Breaststroke – within 1 min 50 sec
- ✅ 50m Backstroke – within 1 min 40 sec
- ✅ 25m Survival Backstroke
- ✅ 25m Sidestroke
- ✅ 10m Dolphin Kick on Front
This stage focuses on refining techniques, improving speed, and ensuring proper breathing coordination under timed conditions.
🧍♂️ Silver Sequence (Without Goggles)
Students will perform a complete water survival sequence wearing swimwear, long pants, and a t-shirt to simulate real-life water scenarios.
The sequence includes:
- Straddle Jump entry into deep water
- Backward somersault
- Feet-first surface dive to submerge
- Swim through hoops for 3m along the pool bottom
- Swim 45m front crawl quickly
- Wave and call for help – a PFD is thrown by a rescuer
- Retrieve and wear a PFD while treading water
- Demonstrate H.E.L.P. (Heat Escape Lessening Posture) for 30 seconds
- Swim 25m with the PFD and climb out of the water
This sequence ensures swimmers are comfortable and skilled in emergency situations without goggles—an essential survival skill.
🌐 SwimSafer Silver Theory – Online Component
Learners must complete an online theory quiz to demonstrate their understanding of water safety, survival knowledge, and safe rescue techniques.
📅 Why Choose AQZOG for SwimSafer Stage 5 (Silver)
✅ MOE-Recognised SwimSafer Provider
✅ Experienced & Certified Coaches
✅ Structured Holiday Programmes & Weekly Classes
✅ Step-by-Step Preparation for CAMS Assessments 2025
✅ Proven Track Record of Excellent Pass Rates
Whether your child is aiming to improve stroke performance, develop survival skills, or prepare for Stage 6 Gold, our SwimSafer Silver programme ensures they are fully equipped to excel in both practical and theory assessments.
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these diving, swimming, and survival skills, along with completing the online quiz, participants will significantly advance their water safety and swimming proficiency as part of the SwimSafer Stage 5 (Silver) program.
Important things to take note for Backward Somersault
What is the Sagittal Plane for a Backward Somersault?
The sagittal plane is an imaginary vertical plane that divides the body into left and right halves (Highlighted in Blue).
In simple terms
- Imagine a straight line running from your head down to your feet, splitting your body into left side and right side.
- Any movement where you go forward or backward happens in the sagittal plane.
How this applies to a backward somersault in swimming
When performing a backward somersault from a vertical or back float position:
- ✅ Rotation is backward, not sideways
- ✅ The head, shoulders, hips, and knees stay aligned
- ✅ The body moves like a wheel turning straight back
This means:
The entire somersault should rotate within the sagittal plane, without twisting or drifting sideways.
Why maintaining the sagittal plane is important
If the swimmer:
- ❌ Drifts left or right → rotation shifts into the frontal plane
- ❌ Twists the body → rotation enters the transverse plane
This can cause:
- Loss of balance
- Incomplete rotation
- Poor finishing position (not upright)
Coaching cue (easy to remember)
🗣️ “Roll straight back like a wheel, not like a corkscrew.”
This cue helps swimmers:
- Keep rotation clean
- Finish upright
- Maintain good control underwater
Summary
- Sagittal plane = divides the body into left and right
- Backward somersault = must rotate entirely in the sagittal plane
- Staying in this plane ensures smooth, controlled, and safe rotation
Frequently Asked Question for Swimsafer Stage 5 Silver
What is difficult about Swimsafer Stage 5 Silver?
The swim timing of 50m Swim on Front Crawl, Breast Stroke,Backstroke and backward somersault.
What items are hard to do and need more training?
Backstrokes, Feet first surface dive, the underwater swimming skills and the backward somersault.
What are the tips to improve and pass the Stage 5 test?
Do more drills of your weaker strokes, get a coach to time your swim and just keep trying. Focus on those item that you are not so good and work on them. Afterall, water is like your playground and the strokes technique is like your dancing step. Putting in some effort, and you can be successful.