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 6 Water Skills

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Requirements


  1. to swim 75 metres within 2 minutes using three different strokes
  2. to perform the following skills consecutively and without pause:
    • head first scull for 5 metres
    • somersault
    • feet first scull for 5 metres and a rotation in a tucked position
  3. to swim three widths of front crawl showing two appropriate turns
  4. to swim three widths of back crawl showing two appropriate turns
  5. to swim three widths of breaststroke showing two appropriate turns
  6. to swim two widths butterfly
  7. to perform two jumps into deep water gaining height and taking up a different position in flight selected from straight, tuck. pike. turning, somersault
  8. to propel a ball for a minimum distance of 25 metres controlling it throughout and demonstrating two changes of direction of at least 90°
  9. to plunge dive into a minimum of 1.8m. holding the glide for 5 metres
  10. to plunge dive into a minimum of 1.8m, and tread water for one minute