Awards
Duckling Awards
Duckling 1
By completing this Award you should be able to:
- Make a supervised safe entry with adult support if required.
- Float on back with adult support behind the head without floatation equipment.
- Blow bubbles at the water surface.
- Wet the head without submersion.
- Kick 5 metres on back with adult support.
- Travel without adult support for 2 metres to a floating object.
- Enter the pool, rotate and return to the side with adult support.
- Exit the water safely with minimal adult support
Duckling 2
By completing this Award you should be able to:
- Make a sitting entry with adult support if required.
- Rotate 180 degrees either using a log roll or an upright position, using floatation equipment and without adult support.
- Submerge the face with confidence and without force under adult supervision.
- Blow an object for a distance of 2 metres.
- Travel 3 metres using arms and/or legs without adult support.
- Move 5 metres along the rail or wall without adult support.
- Enter the pool, rotate and return to the side with minimal adult support.
- Exit the water safely with minimal adult support.
Duckling 3
By completing this Award you should be able to:
- Make a supervised jump to an adult with or without support.
- Float on the front or back without adult support.
- Push off on the front or back in a streamlined shape from a supporting adult.
- Blow bubbles with the mouth and nose underwater.
- Travel 5 metres on the front to the side of the pool without adult support.
- Kick 5 metres on the front holding a float (the adult may hold the other end of the float).
- Enter the pool, rotate and return to the side without adult support.
- Climb out of the water with adult support if required.
Learn to Swim Stages
Learn to Swim Stage 1
By completing the Learn to Swim Stage 1 Award, swimmers will be able to:
- Enter the water safely.
- Move forward for a distance of 5 metres, feet may be on or off the floor.
- Move backwards for a distance of 5 metres, feet may be on or off the floor.
- Move sideways for a distance of 5 metres, feet may be on or off the floor.
- Scoop the water and wash the face.
- Be comfortable with water showered from overhead.
- Move from a flat floating position on the back and return to standing.
- Move from a flat floating position on the front and return to standing.
- Push and glide in a flat position on the front from a wall.
- Push and glide in a flat position on the back from a wall.
- Give examples of two pool rules.
- Exit the water safely.
Learn to Swim Stage 2
By completing the Learn to Swim Stage 2 Award, swimmers will be able to:
- Jump in from poolside safely.
- Blow bubbles a minimum of three times rhythmically, with nose and mouth submerged.
- Move from a flat floating position on the back and return to standing without support.
- Move from a flat floating position on the front and return to standing without support.
- Push from a wall and glide on the back – arms can be by the side or above the head.
- Push from a wall and glide on the front with arms extended.
- Travel using a recognised leg action with feet off the pool floor on the back for 5 metres, without the use of floatation equipment.
- Travel using a recognised leg action with feet off the pool floor on the front for 5 metres, without the use of floatation equipment.
- Perform a tuck to rotate from a flat floating position on the front, to a back floating position, then return to standing.
- Perform a tuck to rotate from a flat floating position on the back, to a front floating position, then return to standing.
- Perform a log roll from the back to the front.
- Perform a log roll from the front to the back.
- Exit the water without support.
Learn to Swim Stage 3
By completing the Learn to Swim Stage 3 Award, swimmers will be able to:
- Jump in from poolside and submerge.
- Sink, push away from wall and maintain a streamlined position.
- Push and glide on the front with arms extended and log roll onto the back.
- Push and glide on the back with arms extended and log roll onto the front.
- Travel 5 metres on the front, perform a tuck to rotate onto the back and return on the back.
- Fully submerge to pick up an object.
- Correctly identify three of the four key water safety messages.*
- Push and glide and travel 10 metres on the back.
- Push and glide and travel 10 metres on the front.
- Perform a tuck float and hold for three seconds.
- Exit the water without using steps.
Learn to Swim Stage 4
By completing the Learn to Swim Stage 4 Award, swimmers will be able to:
- Perform a sequence of changing shapes (minimum of three) whilst floating on the surface and demonstrate an understanding of floating.
- Push and glide from the wall towards the pool floor.
- Kick 10 metres backstroke (one item of equipment optional).
- Kick 10 metres front crawl (one item of equipment optional).
- Kick 10 metres butterfly on the front or on the back.
- Kick 10 metres breaststroke on the front (one item of equipment optional).
- Perform a head first sculling action for 5 metres in a flat position on the back.
- Travel on back and log roll in one continuous movement onto front.
- Travel on front and log roll in one continuous movement onto back.
- Push and glide and swim 10 metres, choice of stroke is optional.
Learn to Swim Stage 5
By completing the Learn to Swim Stage 5 Award, swimmers will be able to:
- Perform a flat stationary scull on the back.
- Perform a feet first sculling action for 5 metres in a flat position on the back.
- Perform a sculling sequence with a partner for 30-45 seconds to include a rotation.
- Tread water for 30 seconds.
- Perform three different shaped jumps into deep water.
- Push and glide and swim 10 metres backstroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 10 metres front crawl (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 10 metres breaststroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 10 metres butterfly (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Perform a handstand and hold for a minimum of three seconds.
- Perform a forward somersault.
- Demonstrate an action for getting help.
Learn to Swim Stage 6
By completing the Learn to Swim Stage 6 Award, swimmers will be able to:
- Give two examples of how to prepare for exercise and understand why it is important.
- Sink, push off on side from the wall, glide, kick and rotate into backstroke.
- Sink, push off on side from the wall, glide, kick and rotate into front crawl.
- Swim 10 metres wearing clothes.
- Push and glide and swim front crawl to include at least six rhythmical breaths.
- Push and glide and swim breaststroke to include at least six rhythmical breaths.
- Push and glide and swim butterfly to include at least three rhythmical breaths.
- Push and glide and swim backstroke to include at least six regular breaths.
- Push and glide and swim 25 metres, choice of stroke is optional (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Perform a ‘shout and signal’ rescue.
- Perform a surface dive.
Learn to Swim Stage 7
By completing the Learn to Swim Stage 7 Award, swimmers will be able to:
- Push and glide and swim 25 metres backstroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 25 metres front crawl (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 25 metres breaststroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 25 metres butterfly (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Perform a movement sequence (linking skills with strokes and sculls) of one minute duration, in a group of three or more, incorporating a number of the following skills:Sculling: head first, feet firstRotation: forward
or backward somersault, log rollFloating: star on the front or on the back, tuck float, create ownEggbeater: Moving, lifting one or both arms out of the water - Perform a sitting dive or dive.
- Push and glide and swim 50 metres continuously using one stroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 100 metres, using a minimum of three different strokes (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Tread water using eggbeater action for 30 seconds.
- Complete an obstacle course (using minimum of four objects) with feet off the pool floor throughout.
Water Skills
Water Skills 1
By completing this Award you will be able to perform eight of the following skills (or six for those with a special educational need and/or disability (SEND)), with the help of floatation equipment:
- Enter shallow water from the poolside in a safe manner. Assistance may be provided via the steps or from the poolside.
- Move across the pool with the water surface no lower than shoulder level.
- Submerge the face in the water and blow bubbles for three seconds.
- Push and glide from the poolside or bottom on the front and change to a resting or standing position.
- Push and glide from the poolside or bottom on the back and change to a resting or standing position.
- Travel on the back a minimum distance of 5 metres.
- Travel on the front a minimum distance of 5 metres.
- Rotate from the back to the front position and change to a resting or standing position.
- Propel a floating object (e.g. a ball) for 3 metres by any method.
- Demonstrate a flat or upright stationary floating position for 10 seconds.
Water Skills 2
By completing this Award you will be able to perform eight of the following skills (or six for those with a special educational need and/or disability (SEND)):
- Enter shallow water unaided from a standing or sitting position without the use of steps.
- Submerge the head completely and blow out under water for a minimum of three seconds.
- Hold a tucked floating position for a minimum of five seconds (this may be on the front or back with the face submerged or kept out of the water).
- Swim one width on the front using a crawl-type front paddle propulsive action.
- Swim one width on the back using a crawl-type leg action.
- Swim one width on the front or back using breaststroke type action.
- Swim one width full stroke on the front or the back with arm recovery over the water.
- Demonstrate a flat upright or upright floating position for 20 seconds.
- Demonstrate a 360 degrees turn or roll – from a flat or upright position without making contact with the pool bottom.
- Swim two widths without pausing using any stroke or strokes.
Water Skills 3
By completing this Award you will be able to perform eight of the following skills (or six for those with a special educational need and/or disability (SEND)):
- Jump into water of at least full reach depth.*
- Swim four widths without a pause using any stroke or strokes.
- Submerge in shallow water and retrieve an object from the pool bottom using both hands.
- Tread water out of standing depth using arms and/or legs for 20 seconds.
- Swim two widths on the front demonstrating good technique.
- Swim two widths on the back demonstrating good technique.
- Swim a minimum of 10 metres showing three changes of direction without touching the side or bottom of the pool.
- Scull head first for 5 metres.
- Swim through a hoop submerged in water of shoulder depth.
- Swim continuously for one minute using two different strokes and with good style.
* Full reach depth is the distance from feet to finger tips of hands reaching above the head.
Water Skills 4
By completing this Award you will be able to perform eight of the following skills (or six for those with a special educational need and/or disability (SEND)):
- Jump into water of at least full reach depth* and swim 25 metres without touching the side or bottom of the pool.
- Surface dive in water of at least full reach depth* demonstrating good technique.
- Perform a forward somersault using a push and glide if necessary.
- Swim breaststroke or front crawl for 25 metres showing good technique.
- Swim backstroke for 25 metres showing good technique.
- Scull head first for 5 metres and return sculling feet first.
- Swim a minimum of 5 metres using a dolphin leg action.
- Swim two widths of any stroke including a ‘correct’ turn complying with Swim England expected standards.
- Enter water of at least full reach depth* and tread water for 20 seconds followed by a 25 metres swim.
- Swim 5 metres underwater.
* Full reach depth is the distance from feet to finger tips of hands reaching above the head.
Water Skills 5
By completing this Award you will be able to perform eight of the following skills (or six for those with a special educational need and/or disability (SEND)):
- Tread water for 30 seconds followed by a 25 metres swim, which includes passing through a submerged hoop.
- Perform a backward somersault using a push and glide if necessary.
- Perform a surface dive in water of at least full reach depth* followed by an underwater swim of at least 5 metres.
- Swim 50 metres in 90 seconds.
- Swim 25 metres using an inverted breaststroke or backstroke.
- Perform a head first entry into water of at least full reach depth* and swim 25 metres of front crawl.
- Swim one width of front crawl finishing with a forward somersault into the poolside and a push and glide away on the back or front.
- Swim one width of butterfly.
- Jump into water of at least full reach depth* attaining a good height and upright position in flight.
- Swim 25 metres propelling a ball and maintaining close control throughout.
* Full reach depth is the distance from feet to finger tips of hands reaching above the head.
Water Skills 6
By completing this Award you will be able to perform eight of the following skills (or six for those with a special educational need and/or disability (SEND)):
- Swim 75 metres within two minutes using three different strokes and demonstrating good technique.
- Perform the following skills consecutively and without pause: head first scull for 5 metres; somersault; feet first scull for 5 metres and a 360 degree rotation in a vertical tucked position.
- Swim three widths of front crawl showing two appropriate turns and demonstrating good technique.
- Swim three widths of backstroke showing two backstroke turns and demonstrating good technique.
- Swim three widths of breaststroke showing two breaststroke turns and demonstrating good technique.
- Swim two widths butterfly.
- Perform two jumps into water of at least full reach depth* gaining height and taking up a different position in flight selected from straight, tuck, pike, turning and somersault.
- Propel a ball for a minimum distance of 25 metres controlling it throughout and demonstrating two changes of direction of at least 90 degrees.
- Plunge dive into water of at least full reach depth*, holding the glide for 5 metres.
- Plunge dive into water of at least full reach depth* and tread water for one minute.
* Full reach depth is the distance from feet to finger tips of hands reaching above the head.