There are 6 grades which can be achieved with these awards with 10 tests in each aware.
Grades 1,2 and 3 are a good foundation for the early swimmers and pupils with a disability
This scheme develops confidence and all round skills in watermanship, teaching pupils how and why they move in water.
Eventually skills required in competitive swimming are intorduced and these are a good basis and also adds interest to swimming lessons.

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.

Grade 4 Water Skills

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Requirements


  1. to jump into deep water and swim 25 metres without touching the side or bottom of the pool
  2. to surface dive in deep water demonstrating good technique
  3. to perform a forward somersault using a push and glide if necessary
  4. to swim breaststroke or front crawl for 25 metres showing good technique
  5. to swim back crawl for 25 metres showing good technique
  6. to scull head first for 5 metres and return sculling feet first
  7. to swim a minimum of 5 metres using a dolphin action (with buoyancy aid if necessary)
  8. to swim two widths of any stroke including a "correct" turn
  9. to enter deep water (at least 1.8m deep) and tread water for twenty seconds followed by a 25 metre swim
  10. to swim 5 metres under water