Development Skills

Swim Safer Stage 3 Entries & Exits

• Perform a stride/straddle entry

Swim Safer Stage 3 Sculling & Body Orientation

• Demonstrate sculling in a horizontal position for 10 seconds with arms only

• Demonstrate the ability to change direction on command

• Demonstrate reverse action

Swim Safer Stage 3 Underwater skills

• In chest deep water swim through hoops on pool bottom 2 metres apart.

SwimSafer Stage 3 Movement / Swimming / Strokes

• Swim 50m continously

• 25m using either Breaststroke or Front- Crawl

• 25m using either Backstroke or Survival Backstroke

Swim Safer Stage 3 Survival & Activity skills

• Swim wearing clothing for 25m

• Demonstrate ability to correctly fit a PFD in the water

Swim Safer Stage 3 Rescue Skills

• Throw a flotation aid to a partner at 3m distance and instruct to kick to the edge

• Perform a reach rescue using a rigid aid and pull a partner to safety

Swim Safer Stage 3 Knowledge

• Principles of personal survival