SwimSafer Stage 5 (Silver)

Stage 5 Practical Test Sequence

Swim:
Swim (use crouching dive entry for FR, BR):

• 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)
Dressed in swimwear, long pants and t-shirt demonstrate the following sequence: 

• Enter deep water using a straddle jump
• Perform a backward somersault
• Submerge using feet first surface dive,
• Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 3m and resurface
• Swim 45m quickly using front crawl
• Wave and call for help (rescuer to throw PFD)
• Retrieve a PFD in water and fit it while treading water
• Demonstrate Heat Escape Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P.) technique for 30 sec
• Then swim 25m with PFD and climb out of the water