SwimSafer Stage 4 Bronze: Developing Skilled and Safe Swimmers
SwimSafer Stage 4 Bronze - This is where young swimmers really take off in both technique and confidence in the water! This is also the stage of strokes refinement, endurance improvement to achieve a comprehensive water safety skills development, establishing the foundation for more advanced future aquatic learning.
What Your Child Will Learn
- 100m continuous swimming using front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, and survival backstroke
- A compact jump into deep water and swim back to the surface
- Efficient breath controlling and forward somersault in the water
- Water treading confidently (2 minutes)
- Underwater swimming through hoops (2 meters)
- Developing skills for real-life situations (calling for help & using flotation aids)
- Proficient swimming with clothes for realistic water safety practice
SwimSafer Stage 4 Bronze Test Sequence
Swim 100m Continuously
- 25 meters front crawl
- 25 meters backstroke
- 25 meter breaststroke
- 25 meters survival backstroke
Sequence 4A (Without Goggles)
- Enter the water using a compact jump (in deep water), resurface, perform a forward somersault
- Tread water for 2 mins
- In 1.4 meters deep water, perform feet-first surface dive
- Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 2 meters
- Resurface and exit safely from pool
Sequence 4B (Without Goggles & Dressed in Swimwear, Shorts, T-shirt)
- 3 mins swimming slowly using survival backstroke, sidestroke and survival breaststroke changing every 15m
- Wave and call for help (rescuer to throw floatation aid)
- Swim to a flotation aid and kick to pool’s edge, then climb out of water
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What’s new in SwimSafer Stage 4 compared to earlier stages?
The fourth stage takes everything the children have learned and builds on it with longer distances (100m), improves swimming skills and real-world survival practice, such as calling for help, treading water for 2 minutes, and swimming with clothes on to simulate an emergency.
2. Why does my child need to swim with regular clothes on?
Wearing regular clothes while swimming helps children to swim calmly and effectively, even if they fall into the water while wearing clothes. This is an important life skill to ensure personal safety.
3. Is a forward somersault really necessary?
Yes, it helps to develop an understanding of space, control breathing and comfort in water – all these are necessary to keep calm and move if your child sinks into the water in real life.
4. What strokes will my child need to know for the test?
Children must have confidence in the lifestyle of swimming, backstroke, breaststroke and backstroke, and swim 25 meters continuously as part of the 100-meter swimming requirement.
5. How do you keep kids motivated at this more advanced level?
We use encouragement, interesting challenges and positive consolidation to keep children involved. The coach is patient and supportive, ensuring that every swimmer has confidence in his own rhythm and makes steady progress.
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