Swimming - Beginner
Overview
The water is your playground. Now learn to make the most of it! Swimming is not only a fun activity, it’s a great form of exercise! And if your exercise is fun, you’ll be driven to stay fit!
To earn this honor, receive the American Red Cross Level 3 Stroke Development or YMCA equivalent in Swimming–Beginner’s OR meet the requirements outlined on the requirements page.
Investiture Achievement Connection: This Honor is related to the Investiture Achievement requirements for every class’s Health and Fitness sections which require either completion of this Honor or the Basic Water Safety Honor.
Requirements
1. Retrieve an object from the bottom in chest-deep water, unsupported and with eyes open.
2. Bob submerging head completely 15 times in chest-deep water.
3. Bob in deep water (slightly over head) to travel to safe area or side of pool.
4. Jump into deep water from side of pool.
5. Dive from side of pool in kneeling and compact position.
6. Prone glide with push-off for two body lengths.
7. Supine glide with push-off for two body lengths.
8. Swim front crawl–ten yards.
9. Swim back crawl–ten yards.
10. Demonstrate elementary backstroke kick–ten yards.
11. Reverse direction while swimming on front.
12. Reverse direction while swimming on back.
13. Discuss diving safety rules.
14. Tread water.
15. Jump into deep water with life jacket.
16. Demonstrate H.E.L.P. position for one minute.
17. Demonstrate huddle position for one minute.
18. Demonstrate correct technique for opening the airway for rescue breathing.
Prologue: Receive the American Red Cross Level 3 Stroke Development or YMCA equivalent in Swimming–Beginner’s OR pass the following requirements:
1. Have completed the Water Safety Honor Requirements
2. Water Entry Skills:
- a. Enter water by jumping from the side of the pool, or from into the water from a dock into a safe area for jumping.
- b. Headfirst entry from the side in a sitting position.
- c. Headfirst entry from the side in a kneeling position.
3. Breath Control and Submerging:
- a. Bobbing while moving toward safety – demonstrate in chest-deep water at least 5 times.
- b. Demonstrate rotary breathing, at least 10 times.
4. Buoyancy:
- a. On front, calmly attempt to demonstrate the survival float, at least 30 seconds in deep water.
- b. On back, calmly attempt to demonstrate moving into a back float in deep water and hold the float at least 30 seconds.
5. Changing Positions:
- a. Change from a vertical to horizontal position on the front, in deep water.
- b. Change from a vertical to horizontal position on the back, in deep water.
6. Treading Water:
- a. Demonstrate treading water for at least 30 seconds in deep water.
7. Front Swim:
- a. Push off in a streamline position, then begin the flutter kick. Kick in streamline position 3-5 body lengths.
- b. Push off in a streamline position, then begin the dolphin kick. Demonstrate 3-5 body lengths.
- c. Front crawl, at least 15 yards, with good rotary breathing.
8. Back Swim:
- a. Elementary backstroke, demonstrate smooth finning and whip kick for at least 15 yards.
9. Side Swim:
- a. Demonstrate, at least 10 yards, the side scissors kick.
10. Water Safety:
- a. Reach or Throw, Don’t Go—reaching assists, demonstrate.
- b. Think Twice Before Going Near Cold Water or Ice—discuss/demonstrate.
- c. Look Before You Leap—understand and demonstrate.
11. Passing Skills:
- a. Jump into chest-deep water from the side, swim front crawl for 15 yards, maintain positions by treading water or floating for 30 seconds, and swim elementary backstroke for 15 yards.
Answer key & resources
Investiture Achievement
This honor is required, suggested or listed as an option in:
- Friend: Health and Fitness
- Friend: Honor Enrichment
- Companion: Health and Fitness
- Companion: Honor Enrichment
- Explorer: Health and Fitness
- Ranger: Health and Fitness
- Voyager: Health and Fitness
- Guide: Health and Fitness
See also
- Swimming - Beginner - AdvancedHonor
- TriathlonHonor
- Basic Water SafetyHonor
- Ice SwimmingHonor
- River RaftingHonor
- FriendReference
- CompanionReference
- ExplorerReference
- RangerReference
- VoyagerReference
- GuideReference
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