Swimming

Explain the principles of Safe Swim Defense and how they prevent, mitigate, and respond to swimming hazards.

Explain prevention and first aid for swimming-related health risks, including hypothermia, heat illness, dehydration, cramps, hyperventilation, spinal injury, stings, and cuts.

Explain the swimmer classification test and why each part (entry, distance, turn, floating) demonstrates water competence.

Complete a continuous swimmer test: jump feetfirst into deep water, swim 75 yards using strong strokes, 25 yards on the back, make at least one sharp turn, then rest by floating.

Demonstrate proper form for five strokes: front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, sidestroke, and elementary backstroke.

Swim 150 yards continuously using multiple strokes, demonstrating endurance and controlled breathing.

Demonstrate water rescue methods: reaching, throwing, and line rescue with a helper and a practice victim, explaining why contact rescues are avoided.

Demonstrate floating and survival skills, including resting float, survival float, and HELP/huddle positions while wearing a life jacket.

Demonstrate surface dives (feetfirst and headfirst) to retrieve an object and swim underwater with control.

Demonstrate safe diving entries in deep water from a deck or dock, including a standing headfirst and long shallow dive.

Explain what skill required the most calmness or control in the water and how you overcame fear or fatigue.

Describe how swimming builds confidence, saves lives, and keeps a saint capable of water service throughout his life.