LEVEL VI- Personal Water Safety

 

ENDURANCE SKILLS

 

_________ 1.  Front crawl at least 100 yards

 

_________ 2.  Back crawl at least 100 yards

 

_________ 3.  Breaststroke at least 50 yards

 

_________ 4.  Elementary backstroke at least 50 yards

 

_________ 5.  Sidestroke at least 50 yards

 

_________ 6.  Butterfly at least 50 yards

 

TURNS

 

_________ 7.  Front crawl open turn

 

_________ 8.  Sidestroke open turn

 

_________ 9.  Backstroke open turn

 

_________ 10.  Front flip turn

 

_________ 11.  Breaststroke turn

 

_________ 12.  Butterfly turn

 

_________ 13.  Backstroke flip turn

 

REVIEW SKILLS AND INFORMATION

 

_________ 14.  HELP position at least 2 minutes in deep water

 

_________ 15.  Huddle position at least 2 minutes in deep water

 

_________ 16.  Feet-first surface dive in water at least 7 feet deep

 

_________ 17.  Pike surface dive in water at least 7 feet deep

 

_________ 18.  Tuck surface dive in water at least 7 feet deep

 

NEW SKILLS AND INFORMATION

 

_________ 19.  Tread water- 5 minutes in deep water

 

_________ 20.  Tread water, kicking only- 2 minutes in deep water

 

_________ 21.  Surface dive and retrieve an object from the bottom in water at

                            least 7 to 10 feet deep

 

_________ 22.  Survival float at least 5 minutes in deep water

 

 

 

 

 

_________ 23.  Back float at least 5 minutes in deep water

 

_________ 24.  Survival swimming at least 10 minutes

 

_________ 25.  Self-rescue techniques while clothed

 

_________ 26.  Swimming while clothed at least 50 yards any stroke

 

_________ 27.  Discuss basic safety for open water

 

_________ 28.  Discuss basic safety rules for boating

 

 

EXIT SKILLS ASSESSMENT

 

q       Swim 500 yards continuously using strokes in the following order: front crawl, 100 yards; back crawl, 100 yards; breaststroke, 50 yards; elementary backstroke, 50 yards; sidestroke, 50 yards; butterfly, 50 yards; and choice of stroke, 100 yards.

 

q       Jump into deep water, perform a survival float for 5 minutes, roll onto back and perform a back float for 5 minutes.

 

q       Perform a feet-first surface dive, retrieve an object from the bottom of the pool at a minimum depth of 7 feet, return to surface and return to starting point.

 

q       Prepared for Neshaminy Aquatics by Ms. Kristin Slota