In this scheme, swimmers are challenged to achieve targets for which they need an efficient performance using a wide range of skills.
Stamina is also an important factor in the higher of the awards of the series.

Please see Janet Lancaster or your group instructor if you are interested in any of the awards.
These are usually practised for on Monday nights after the 7.00pm lesson.

Gold Swimming Chalenge Award

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Requirements


  1. to plunge dive into deep water (1.8m minimum) and swim 100 metres in two minutes, thirty seconds or less, using two different strokes, 50 metres of each;
  2. to tread water for three minutes with one hand remaining above the head throughout. The arm raised may be changed no more than five times.
  3. to scull head-first on the back for 10 metres, move into a tucked position and turn through 360°.
    Return to the starting point by sculling feet-first with the feet at or near the surface throughout and the hands close to the hips.
  4. to swim 10 metres, perform a forward somersault without touching the pool bottom and continue to swim in the same direction for a further 10 metres.