swimmer

Rookie LifeGuard BRONZE

Bronze Stage 1

*Clothing = swimwear (no extra clothing)

  1. Demonstrate a non-panicking casualty
  2. Demonstrate a panicking casualty
  3. Demonstrate an unconscious casualty
  4. Enter shallow water safely and confidently
  5. Swim front crawl or breaststroke continuously for 25 metres
  6. Tread water for 1 minute, using arms to occasionally signal for help
  7. Swim Lifesaving Backstroke over a distance of 25 metres
  8. Holding a buoyant aid, use any leg kick to travel 15 metres
  9. Using a buoyant aid, hold the HELP position for 1 minute
  10. Climb out of deep water without using the steps
 
Bronze Stage 2

*Clothing = full length trousers and top with full length sleeves over swimwear

  1. Demonstrate a shout and signal rescue of a casualty 5 metres away
  2. Using a buoyant aid, demonstrate a throwing rescue of a casualty 5 metres away
  3. Enter deep water safely and confidently
  4. Wearing clothing*, swim freestyle continuously for 50 metres
  5. Tread water for 1 minute, using arms to occasionally signal for help and turn around 180 degrees
  6. Swim Lifesaving Backstroke continuously for 50 metres
  7. Whilst floating on your back, scull head first for 10 metres
  8. Using a buoyant aid, hold the HELP position for 2 minutes
  9. Holding a buoyant aid, use any leg kick to move 25 metres to the poolside
  10. Climb out of deep water without using the steps
 
Bronze Stage 3

*Clothing = full length trousers and top with full length sleeves over swimwear

  1. Demonstrate a reaching rescue of a casualty 2 metres away
  2. Demonstrate a rope throw rescue of a casualty 8 metres away (coil, throw and rescue)
  3. Enter shallow water and wade to a casualty 5 metres away; throw a buoyant aid to the casualty; instruct the casualty to kick their legs to the side and to climb out without using the steps
  4. Wearing clothing*, enter deep water safely and confidently then swim freestyle continuously for 50 metres
  5. Wearing clothing*, tread water for 1 minute, using arms to signal for help every 30 seconds then move 2 metres backwards; move 2 metres to the right; move 2 metres to the left
  6. Wearing clothing*, swim head-up lifesaving backstroke continuously for 50 metres, then use a buoyant aid hold the HELP position for 2 minutes 30 seconds
  7. Remove additional clothing whilst in the water
  8. Whilst floating on your back, scull head first for 15 metres, then scull feet first for 15 metres
  9. Perform a feet first surface dive and swim underwater for 5 metres
  10. Climb out of deep water without using the steps