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Resources - Learning Progression

Preschool-A Badge

Preschool A

  • Face In Water
  • Blow Bubbles In Water
  • Glide On Front 3m Assisted
  • Glide On Back 3m Assisted
Preschool-B Badge

Preschool B

  • Submerge & Exhale 3 Times
  • Jump Into Chest-Deep Water
  • Glide On Front 3m With Aid
  • Glide On Back 3m With Aid
Preschool-C Badge

Preschool C

  • Flutter kick on back and front
  • Recover object from bottom in waist-deep water
  • Basic front swim 3m no aid/assistance
  • Basic back swim 3m no aid/assistance
Preschool-D badge

Preschool D

  • Front crawl full arm recovery (no side breathing)
  • Recover object from bottom in chest-deep water
  • Jump into deep water, return and exit
  • Flutter kick on side
Preschool-E

Preschool E

  • Front crawl full arm recovery with intro to side breathing
  • Back crawl basic alternate arm action
  • Tread water 10 seconds, unassisted
  • Flutter kick on front and back (10m)
Swimmer-2 badge

Swimmer 2

  • Recognizable side breathing front crawl
  • Tread water 15 seconds
  • Front crawl 10m
  • Back crawl 10m
Swimmer-3 Badge

Swimmer 3

  • Consistent coordinated side breathing front crawl with distance
  • Consistent coordinated back crawl with distance
  • Kneeling dive into deep water
  • Whip kick on back 10m
Swimmer-4 Badge

Swimmer 4

  • Whip kick on front and back
  • Standing dive into deep water
  • Tread water 1 minute
  • Interval training: 4x25m front/back crawl with 20 seconds rests
Swimmer-5 badge

Swimmer 5

  • Basic recognizable breaststroke
  • Shallow dive into deep water
  • Stationary eggbeater kick 30 seconds
  • Sprint front crawl and back crawl 25m each
Swimmer-6 badge

Swimmer 6

  • Consistent coordinated breaststroke with distance
  • Swim underwater 10m to recover object
  • Scissor kick 15m
  • Workout 300m
Swimmer-7 badge

Swimmer 7

  • Elementary backstroke
  • Stroke and endurance advanced standards for front crawl
  • Stroke and endurance advanced standards for back crawl
  • Stroke and endurance advanced standards for breaststroke
Swimmer-8 Badge

Swimmer 8

  • Sidestroke
  • Stroke and endurance advanced
  • Standards for elementary backstroke
  • Head-up front crawl 25m
  • Workout 400m
Rookie-Patrol badge

Rookie Patrol

  • Basic lifesaving skills with stroke endurance
  • Carry a 5lb object 15m using swimmer’s choice of lifesaving kick
  • Surface dives (foot-first and head-first)
  • Swim 100m within 3 minutes

Ranger Patrol

  • Beginner lifesaving skills with stroke endurance
  • Support a 5lb object in deep water for at least 1 minute
  • Demonstrate an assisted removal of a conscious victim
  • Swim 200m within 6 minutes

Star Patrol

  • Improved lifesaving skills with stroke endurance
  • Carry a 10lb object 25m using swimmer’s choice of lifesaving kick
  • Demonstrate an assisted removal of an unconscious victim
  • Swim 300m within 9 minutes

Bronze Star

  • Intermediate lifesaving skills with stroke endurance
  • Self-rescue techniques
  • Drowning resuscitation and dealing with complications
  • Workout 400m

Bronze Medallion

  • Advanced lifesaving skills with stroke endurance
  • Defenses and releases
  • Tows and carries
  • Swim 400m within 12 minutes

Prerequisite: Age 13+ or Bronze Star

We include Basic First-Aid

Bronze-Cross badge

Bronze Cross

  • Lifeguarding skills – intermediate
  • Rescue of multiple victims
  • Spinal injury management
  • Swim 400m within 11 minutes

Prerequisite: Bronze Medallion

We include Emergency First-Aid 

National-Lifeguard badge
Instructor Badge

Lifeguard & Swim Instructor

  • Lifeguarding team skills – advanced
  • Team management of multiple incidents
  • Class planning and teaching skills
  • Swim 400m within 10 minutes

Prerequisite: Age 15+ & Bronze Cross

We include Standard First-Aid