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SwimSafer 2.0

The SwimSafer 2.0 programme consists of six progressive stages. Survival and activity skills are taught in each stage of the programme, working progressively toward the next stage. 

Upon successful completion of each stage, participants are able to obtain their e-certificate from Ace Dolphin Swim School or through their ActiveSG account.

The programme aims to teach swimming proficiency and water survival skills in a fun manner. These skills are necessary to help reduce the number of drowning incidents in Singapore.

The programme was reviewed in 2016-2017 and refreshed version of SwimSafer was developed. SwimSafer 2.0 teachers people of all ages and varying abilities to swim and be safe in, or and around water. This programme emphasises skill development in conjunction with water safety and personal water survival education.

The SwimSafer programme 6 Stages.

The objective is for your child to gain confidence and develop independence in the water, as well as learn general and deep-end water safety. Techniques taught include forward and backward movement, safe entry and exit, and introduction to personal water survival skills.

What You will Learn

Entries & Exits

  • Slide-in entry
  • Exit using ladder and from the pool edge

Sculling & Body Orientation

  • Front float (mushroom or jellyfish), 5 seconds, recover to a standing position
  • Back float, 5 seconds, recover to a standing position

Underwater Skills

  • Submerge in waist-deep (student’s) water, open eyes and blow bubbles

Movement, Swimming, Strokes

  • Movement on front 10m (alternating arms & legs and/or simultaneous arms and legs)
  • Movement on back 5m (alternating arms & legs and/or simultaneous arms and legs)

Survival & Activity skills

  • Signal distress and call for help
  • Grasp a floatation aid and float with it for 10 seconds
  • Then move (with the float) to the pool’s edge and
  • Exit safely from water

  • Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate: Correctly fit a PFD, jump into the water, float for 30 seconds and then climb out of deep-water

Knowledge

  • Rules of behaviour in, on or near the waterWater safety knowledge at a swimming pool
  • Water safety rules in various aquatic environments
  • Principles of personal safety and survival
  • Principles of watercraft safety
  • Recognising an Emergency

  • Principles when performing a rescue

SwimSafer 2.0 Stage 1 Assessment

Sequence 1A: (w/o goggles)

  1. Enter water with slide-in entry
  2. Swim on back 5m and recover
  3. Submerge head in water, open eyes, blow bubbles, and identify object on pool floor
  4. Perform front float for 5 sec and recovers
  5. Perform back float for 5 sec and recovers
  6. Swim 10m
  7. Signal distress and call for help
  8. Grasp float and float fo 10 sec
  9. Move to pool’s edge (with float)
  10. Exit using ladder/climb out from pool edge

Sequence 1B: (w/o goggles)

  1. Dress in swimwear, t-shirt and short:
  2. Correctly fit a Personal Floatation Device (PFD), jump into water
  3. Float for 30 sec
  4. Safely climb out of water

General skills development will include unassisted step entry into water, sculling, feet-first surface dives, personal water safety skills and water safety awareness in an aquatic environment. Your child will be encouraged to achieve 25 metres of continuous swim.ls.

What you will learn

Entries & Exits

  • Perform a step-in entry

Sculling & Body Orientation

  • Front float (mushroom or jellyfish), 10 seconds, recover to a standing position
  • Back float, 10 seconds, recover to a standing position
  • Swim 5m on front, rollover and continue swimming 5m on back
  • Scull, float or tread for 30 seconds (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills)

Underwater Skills

  • Search for and recover an object in chest deep (student’s) water
  • Demonstrate a feet-first surface dive in chest deep water

Movement/Swimming/Strokes

  • Movement on front 25m – front crawl or breaststroke
  • Movement on back 15m – backstroke or survival backstroke

Survival & Activity skills

  • Scull, float or tread water for 30 seconds
  • Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate: 1. Swim 15m using any survival stroke 2. Swim to pool edge and climb out
  • Put on an appropriately sized PFD and jump into the water (at least 1.4m deep), swim 25m with PFD, then climb out of the water

Knowledge

  • Rules of behaviour in, on or near the water
  • Water safety knowledge at a swimming pool
  • Water safety rules in various aquatic environments
  • Principles of personal safety and survival
  • Principles of watercraft safety
  • Recognising an Emergency
  • Principles when performing a rescue

SwimSafer 2.0 Stage 2 Assessment

Swim:

  • Swim 25m on front crawl or breaststroke
  • Swim 15m on back

Sequence 2A: (w/o goggles)

  1. Step-in Entry into water
  2. Front float for 10 sec
  3. Swim 5m on front, rollover and continue
  4. Swim 5m on back
  5. Back float for 10 sec
  6. Scull, float and tread water for 30 sec
  7. In chest-deep water, perform feet-first surface dive and recovers an object
  8. Resurface and exit safely from water

Sequence 2B: (w/o goggles)

  1. Dress in swimwear, t-shirt and shorts:
    • Swim 15m using any survival stroke
    • Swim to pool edge and climb out
    • Fit a PFD and jump into 1.4m deep water
    • Swim 25m with PFD and climb out of water

Principles of personal survival as well as basic rescue skills are taught. Skills include sculling, underwater skills and the use of personal flotation device. Goal is to achieve 50m of continuous swimming.

What you will learn

Entries & Exits

  • Perform a stride/straddle entry

Sculling & Body Orientation

  • Scull head first on the back, 5m
  • Scull, float or tread water for 1 minute (incorporated in survival & Activity Skills)

Underwater Skills

  • In chest-deep water swim through hoops on pool bottom 2 metres apart.

Movement/Swimming/Strokes

  • Swim 50 metres continuously
  • 25m using either Front-Crawl (with side breathing) or Breaststroke
  • 25m using either Backstroke or Survival Backstroke

Survival & Activity skills

  • Scull, float or tread water for 1 minute
  • Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
  1. Swim 25m to a PFD
  2. Correctly fit a PFD in water, swim 50m with PFD, then climb out of the water

Knowledge

  • Rules of behaviour in, on or near the water
  • Water safety knowledge at a swimming pool
  • Water safety rules in various aquatic environments
  • Principles of personal safety and survival
  • Principles of watercraft safety
  • Recognising an Emergency
  • Principles when performing a rescue

SwimSafer 2.0 Stage 3 Assessment

Swim:

  • Swim 25m on front crawl or breaststroke
  • Swim 25m on backstroke

Survival Sequence 3A: (w/o goggles)

  1. Stride/Straddle jump in deep water
  2. Swim 25m Breaststroke
  3. Swim 25m Survival Backstroke
  4. Scull head first on back for 5m and recover
  5. Scull, float and tread water for 50sec
  6. In chest-deep water, perform feet-first surface dive
  7. Swim through hoops, place 2m apart using flutter/dolphin kick
  8. Resurface and exit pool safely

Survival Sequence 3B: (w/o goggles)

  1. Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
    • Swim25m using survival backstroke or breaststroke to a PFD
    • Correctly fit a PFD in water, swim 50m with PFD, then climb out of the water

Development of your child’s stroke technique will be a focus here, along with coordinated breathing in deep water while swimming 100 metres. Principles of water craft safety will be introduced, as well as continual work on rescue and personal water survival skills. personal water survival skills.

What you will learn

  • Entries & Exits
    • Enter water using a compact jump

Sculling & Body Orientation

    • Demonstrate a forward somersault in the water.
    • Scull, float or tread water for 2 minutes (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills)

Underwater Skills

    • In at least 1.4m deep water, perform feet-first surface dive, swim through hoops on pool bottom for 2m

Movement/Swimming/Strokes

    • Swim 115 metres continuously
    • 25 metres Front Crawl
    • 25 metres Breaststroke
    • 25 metres Backstroke
    • 25 metres Survival Backstroke
    • 15 metres Sidestroke

Survival & Activity skills

    • Scull, float or tread water for 2 minutes
    • Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
  1. 3 minutes swimming slowly using survival backstroke, sidestroke and breaststroke, changing each minute
  2. Wave and call for help intermittently
  3. Swim to a flotation aid and kick to pool’s edge, then climb out of water

Rescue Skills

    • Throw a floatation aid to a partner 2m away and instruct the partner to kick to the edge

Knowledge

    • Rules of behaviour in, on or near the water
    • Water safety knowledge at a swimming pool
    • Water safety rules in various aquatic environments
    • Principles of personal safety and survival
    • Principles of watercraft safety
    • Recognising an Emergency
    • Principles when performing a rescue

SwimSafer 2.0 Stage 4 Bronze Test Criteria

Swim 100m continuously (in this order):

  • 25m Front-Crawl
  • 25m Backstroke
  • 25m Breaststroke
  • 25m Survival Backstroke

Survival Sequence Bronze A (w/o goggles)

  • Enter the water using compact ump (in deep water), resurface, then perform a forward somersault
  • Scull, float or tread water for 2 min
  • In at least 1.4m deep water, perform fee-first surface dive
  • Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 2m
  • Resurface and exit pool safely

Survival Sequence Bronze B (w/o goggles)

  • Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
    • 3 min swimming slowly using survival backstroke, side stroke, survival breaststroke, for 1 min per stroke
    • Wave for help (rescuer to throw flotation aid)
    • Swim to a flotation aid and kick to pool’s edge, then climb out of water

Fundamentals of diving will be introduced. Development of rescue skills and personal water survival skills will also continue at more advance levels. Your child will be required to demonstrate efficient stroke techniques to complete stage 5 before progressing to stage 6..

What you will learn

  • Entries & Exits
    • Demonstrate a dive entry (crouching)

Sculling & Body Orientation

    • Demonstrate a backward somersault in the water
    • Scull, float or tread whilst putting on a PFD in water (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills)

Underwater Skills

    • In at least 1.4m deep water, perform feet-first surface dive, swim through hoops on pool bottom for 3m

Movement/Swimming/Strokes

    • 50m Front Crawl (within 1:30 min).
    • 50m Breaststroke(within 1:50 min).
    • 50m Backstroke (within 1:40 min).
    • 25m Survival Backstroke.
    • 25m Sidestroke.
    • Dolphin kick 10m on front.

Survival & Activity skills

Dressed in swimwear, long pants and t-shirt demonstrate the following sequence:
1. Enter deep water using a straddle jump
2. Perform a backward somersault
3. Submerge feet first surface dive,
4. Swim underwater for 3m through hoops and resurface
5. Swim 45m quickly using front crawl
6. Wave and call for help
7. Retrieve a PFD in water and fit it while treading water
8. Demonstrate Heat Escape Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P.) technique
9. Then swim 25m with PFD and climb out of the water

Rescue Skills

    • Throw a flotation aid to a partner 3m away and instruct the partner to kick to the edge

Knowledge

    • Rules of behaviour in, on or near the water
    • Water safety knowledge at a swimming pool
    • Water safety rules in various aquatic environments
    • Principles of personal safety and survival
    • Principles of watercraft safety
    • Recognising an Emergency
    • Principles when performing a rescue

SwimSafer 2.0 Stage 5 Silver Test Criteria

Swim (use crouching dive entry for Front-Crawl, Breaststroke):

  • 50m Front-Crawl (within 1:30 min)
  • 50m Breaststroke (within 1:50 min)
  • 50m Backstroke (within 1:40 min)
  • 25m Sidestroke
  • 25m Survival Backstroke
  • Dolphin kick 10m on front

Silver Sequence (w/o goggles)

  • Enter the water using compact ump (in deep water), resurface, then perform a forward somersault
  • Scull, float or tread water for 2 min
  • In at least 1.4m deep water, perform fee-first surface dive
  • Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 2m
  • Resurface and exit pool safely

Children will be required to perform strokes with greater ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over 400 metres. Rescue skills and water safety knowledge will focus on lifesaving readiness. Standing dive and personal safety skills will continue to be taught. personal water survival skills.

What you will learn

Entries & Exits

  • Demonstrate a standing dive

Sculling & Body Orientation

  • Scull, float or tread for 5 minutes (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills)

Underwater Skills

  • In 1.8m deep water, perform head-first surface dive (tuck or pike) and perform ear equalisation, if necessary and swim through hoops on pool bottom for 5m

Movement/Swimming/Strokes

Swim:

  • 100m Front Crawl (within 3:00 min).
  • 100m Breaststroke (within 4:00 min).
  • 100 m Backstroke (within 3:20 min).
  • 50m Survival Backstroke.
  • 50m Sidestroke.
  • 15m Butterfly.

Survival & Activity skills

Dressed in swimwear, long pants, t-shirt, perform the following sequence:

  1. Enter deep water using a compact jump
  2. Perform a head-first surface dive to a depth of 1.8m (and perform ear equalisation, if necessary)
  3. Swim 5m underwater through hoops and resurface
  4. Swim 45m quickly using front crawl
  5. Then, swim slowly for a further 50m using any preferred survival swim stroke
  6. Remove pants in deep water and make a float with it while treading water for 5 minutes
  7. Demonstrate HEAT Escape Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P.) technique with the self-made float for 1 minute
  8. Then swim 25m with the self-made float and climb out of the water

Rescue Skills

  • Using a suitable buoyant aid, tow (non- contact) rescue of a person 10 metres from safety.

Knowledge

  • Rules of behaviour in, on or near the water
  • Water safety knowledge at a swimming pool
  • Water safety rules in various aquatic environments
  • Principles of personal safety and survival
  • Principles of watercraft safety
  • Recognising an Emergency
  • Principles when performing a rescue

SwimSafer 2.0 Stage 6 Gold Test Criteria

Swim (use standing dive entry for Front-Crawl, Breaststroke):

  • 100m Front-Crawl (within 3:00 min)
  • 100m Breaststroke (within 4:00 min)
  • 100m Backstroke (within 3:20 min)
  • 50m Survival Backstroke
  • 50m Sidestroke
  • 15m Butterfly

Gold Sequence (w/o goggles)

Dressed in swimwear, long pants, t-shirt, perform the following sequence

  • Enter deep water using a compact jump
  • Perform a head-first surface dive to a depth of 1.8m (and perform ear equalisation, if necessary)
  • Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 5m and resurface
  • Swim 45m quickly using front crawl
  • Then, swim slowly for a further 50m using any preferred survival swim stroke. Remove pants in deep water and make a float with it while treading water for 5m.
  • Demonstrate Heat Escape Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P.) technique for 1min with the self-made float
  • Then swim 25m with the self-made float and climb out of the water
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