SwimSafer Stage 2
Fundamental Water Skills
General skill development including unassisted step entry into water, sculling, feet first surface dives, personal water safety skills as well as water safety in aquatic environments. Goal is to achieve 25 metres of continuous swimming.
Clothing Requirement
In Stage 2, participants continue wearing swimwear, shorts, and a t-shirt. The clothing requirement is essential to further develop water safety and survival skills. Swimming 15 metres while clothed teaches participants how clothing can restrict movement and make it harder to stay afloat.
They learn to manage the increased effort and fatigue that comes with being dressed, which is vital for conserving energy in real-life emergency situations. By practising these skills in clothing, learners become more adaptable, preparing them for survival in scenarios where they may unexpectedly enter the water fully dressed.
SwimSafer Stage 2 Test Criteria
Entries & Exits
Step-in entry.
Sculling & Body Orientation
- Front float (mushroom or jellyfish), 10 sec.
- Swim 5m on front, rollover.
- Back float, 10 sec.
- Swim 5m on back.
- Scull, float or tread for 30 sec (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills).
Underwater Skills
Search for and recover an object in chest deep (student’s) water.
Movement / Swimming / Strokes
- Movement on front 25m (alternating arms & legs and/or simultaneous arms and legs).
- Movement on back 15m (alternating arms & legs and/or simultaneous arms and legs).
Survival & Activity Skills
Scull, float or tread for 30 sec.
Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
- Swim 15m using any survival stroke.
- Swim to pool edge and climb out.
- Put on an appropriately sized PFD and jump into the water (at least 1.4m deep)
- Swim 25m with PFD, then climb out of the water.
Knowledge
- Principles of Personal Safety and Survival.
- Environmental Awareness.
- Health Awareness.
- Emergency Situations and Survival Techniques.
- Rescues.