Stage 1

Water Familiarisation

• Safe entry and exit

• Breath holding for 10 seconds

• Nose bubbles for a minimum of 5 seconds, 10 repetitions

• Streamlined gliding from wall with a minimum of 5 second hold

• Back star float for 10 seconds

• Tuck float for 10 seconds

• Flutter kicks with board for 10 metres

Stage 2

Fundamentals

• Confidence Jump

• Bobbing for 10 repetitions

• Submersion to bottom of pool for 3 repetitions

• Flutter kicks with front crawl arm pulls with board for 15 metres

Stage 3

Front Crawl + Confidence Building

• Compact Jump

• Straddle Jump

• Bobbing for 10 reps without goggles

• Streamlined gliding with a minimum of 10 second hold without goggles

• Front crawl for 15 metres

• Underwater swim for at least 2 metres

Stage 4

Backstroke + Intro to Survival Skills

• Front Crawl for 25 metres

• Backstroke for 25 metres

• Standing dive

• Streamlined kicking into forward tumble turn

• Survival Sequence

  • Put on an appropriately sized PFD on land​

  • Jump into water and float for 30 seconds

  • Swim for 25 metres

  • Climb out of the water safely

Stage 5

Breaststroke + Survival Skills Development

• Front Crawl for 25 metres

• Backstroke for 25 metres

• Breaststroke for 15 metres

• Survival Breaststroke for 15 metres

• Survival Backstroke for 15 metres

• Treading water for 1 minute

• Survival Sequence

  • Jump into water and retrieve PFD

  • Put on PFD in water

  • Swim for 50 metres

  • Climb out of the water safely

Stage 6

Butterfly

• Butterfly for 15 metres

• Continuous swimming with long sleeve top and long pants: Front Crawl (25 metres),

• Backstroke (25 metres), Breaststroke (25 metres) and Survival Backstroke (25

• metres)

• Side stroke swim for 15 metres

• Treading water for 2 minutes

• Underwater swim for at least 5 metres

Stage 7

Endurance + Confidence Swim

• Front Crawl for 50 metres (within 1:30)

• Backstroke for 50 metres (within 1:40)

• Breaststroke for 50 metres (within 1:50)

• Butterfly for 25 metres

• Side stroke swim for 25 metres

• Front Crawl 50m without goggles and in long sleeve top and long pants

Stage 8

Swim + Survival Skills Mastery

• Front Crawl for 100 metres (within 3:00)

• Backstroke for 100 metres (within 3:20)

• Breaststroke for 100 metres (within 4:00)

• Starts, Turns and Finishes for competitive strokes

• Side stroke swim for 50 metres

• Survival backstroke swim for 50 metres

• Survival Sequence:

  • Jump into the water

  • Remove pants and make a float with it while treading water (within 5 minutes)

  • Demonstrate Heat Escaping Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P) technique with

  • self-made float

  • Swim 25 metres with self-made float and get out of the water safely