Guildford Swim School

Stage 1 – Sardine

1. Enter the water safely
2. Exhale in the water
3. Open your eyes underwater and distinguish objects
4. Float on you back with or without a board
5. Attempt to kick 1 metre on your front or back

Stage 2 – Jellyfish

1. Glide forward and freestyle kick 3 metres
2. Glide forward underwater and kick 3 metres
3. Glide backwards and backstroke kick 1 metre
4. Swim 5 metres freestyle with head still, arms clearing the water and leg kicking alternating
5. Tread water and do basic sculling
6. Be pulled to safety by beach rescue
7. Float on your back or front for 30 seconds

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Stage 3 – Shrimp

1. Swim a minimum of 10 metres freestyle with a regular breathing pattern
2. Glide backwards and backstroke 5 metres
3. Glide backwards underwater and backstroke kick
4. Attempt to swim 5 metres backstroke
5. Attempt to swim 5 metres breaststroke kick on back with a board
6. Survival sculling on back and front – not moving
7. Be pulled safely by throw rescue
8. Attempt a forward roll

Stage 4 – Platypus

1. Swim a minimum of 15 metres freestyle with correct breathing pattern and head position
2. Swim a minimum of 10 metres backstroke with correct arms and body position
3. Swim a minimum of 10 metres survival backstroke with correct breaststroke kick
4. Attempt to swim 5 metres breaststroke kick on front with or without a board
5. Swim in deeper water
6. Scull on back or front, moving a minimum of 5 metres
7. Attempt dolphin kick underwater in a streamlined position
8. Attempt a sitting dive

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Stage 5 – Sea Lion

1. Swim a minimum of 25 metres freestyle with correct breathing, head and kick positions
2. Swim a minimum of 25 metres backstroke with correct arms, body and kick positions
3. Swim a minimum of 25 metres survival backstroke with correct breaststroke kick
4. Swim a minimum of 15 metres breaststroke with sculling hands and correct kick
5. Glide underwater doing six kicks of dolphin, freestyle and backstroke kick
6. Attempt three freestyle strokes, then forward roll
7. Be reach rescued by a partner

Stage 6 – Stingray

1. Swim a minimum of 50 metres in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and survival backstroke
2. Attempt to swim side stroke
3. Dive and hold streamline position
4. Tumble turn against a wall
5. Show all the non-contact rescues
6. Swim 5 metres butterfly

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Stage 7 – Crocodile

1. Scull feet-first on back
2. Demonstrate eggbeater kick
3. Swim 150 metres
4. Swim 25 metres backstroke with correct technique
5. Swim 50 metres breaststroke with correct technique
6. Swim 50 metres freestyle with correct technique
7. Swim 25 metres backstroke with correct technique and symmetrical leg action
8. Demonstrate survival sequence number 7

Stage 8 – Octopus

1. Swim a minimum of 25 metres sidestroke with correct technique
2. Demonstrate dolphin kick (extension)
3. Swim 200 metres
4. Swim 50 metres backstroke with correct technique
5. Swim 50 metres breaststroke with correct technique
6. Swim 50 metres freestyle with correct technique
7. Swim 25 metres survival backstroke with correct technique and symmetrical leg action
8. Demonstrate safety survival sequence number 8

Stage 9 – Dolphin

1. Swim 10 metres butterfly (extension)
2. Demonstrate a tumble turn (extension)
3. Swim 300 metres
4. Swim 50 metres freestyle with correct technique (or Butterfly 25m and Freestyle 25m)
5. Swim 50 metres backstroke with correct technique
6. Swim 50 metres breaststroke with correct technique
7. Swim 50 metres sidestroke with correct technique
8. Swim 50 metres survival backstroke with correct technique and symmetrical leg action
9. Demonstrate basic principles of CPR (extension)
10. Demonstrate non-contact rescues (extension)