SwimSafer 2.0 (Gold)

The Test syllabus for SwimSafer 2.0 Gold is as follows:

Swim Activity

  • 100m Front crawl (within 3min)
  • 100m Breaststroke (within 4min)
  • 100m Backstroke (within 3:20min)
  • 50m Survival Backstroke
  • 20m Sidestroke
  • 15m Butterfly

Gold A (w/o goggles) Dressed in swimwear, long pants and a T-shirt

  • Enter deep water using a compact jump
  • Perform a head-first surface dive to a depth of 1.8m (ear equalisation if necessary)
  • Swim 5m underwater through hooops and resurface
  • Swim 45m quickly using Front crawl
  • Then swim slowly for another 50m using any preferred survival stroke*
  • Remove pants in deep water and make a float while treading water for 5 mins
  • Demonstrate Heat Escape Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P) technique for 1min with the float
  • Swim 25m with the float and exit from poolside

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