CLB: Swimmer 5

Service Description

Swimmers should have previously passed Swimmer 4 (or equivalent ability: can front crawl and back crawl for 25 metres each, tread water for 1 minute, complete a 5 metre underwater swim, and complete the Swim to Survive Standard: roll into deep water, tread for 1 minute and then swim 50 metres.). In Swimmer 5: Swimmers will be challenged with a whole new set of skills; shallow dives, tuck jumps (cannonball entries), eggbeater kick, and backward somersaults (in water). Technique and endurance will also receive greater focus as swimmers will need to complete longer distance swims and interval training sessions for all their strokes. Upon passing Swimmer 5: swimmers will be able to front crawl and back crawl for 50 metres each, breaststroke for 25 metres, tread water for 2 minutes, and develop their Swim to Survive skills to: roll into deep water, tread for 90 minutes, and them swim 75 metres.