SwimSafer Stage 6 (Gold)

Stage 6 Practical Test Sequence

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

• 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

Gold Sequence: (w/o goggles)
Dressed in swimwear, long pants and t-shirt demonstrate the following sequence: 

• Enter deep water using a compact jump
• Perform a headfirst surface dive to a depth of at least 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
• Then, remove pants in deep water and make a float with it while treading water within 5 min
• Demonstrate Heat Escape Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P.) technique with the self-made float for 1 min
• Then swim 25m with the self-made float and climb out of the water