Stage 2 - Practical

Stage 2 - Practical

Objective of Stage 2:

General skill development includes unassisted step entry into the water, sculling, feet first surface dives, personal water safety skills as well as water safety in aquatic environments. One of the goals is to achieve 25 metres of continuous swimming.

What do I need to know for the online theory quiz? 

Refer to this link.

How the practical test is conducted ? 

Category
Stage 2
Swim
  • Swim 25m on front(alternating arms and legs or simultaneous arms and legs)
  • Swim on the back 15m (alternating arms and legs or simultaneous arms and legs)
Sequence 2A (w/o goggles)
  • Enter the water with step-in entry
  • Front float for 10 secs,
  • Swim 5m on front, rollover
  • Perform back float for 10 sec
  • Swim 5m on back,
  • Scull, float or tread water for 30sec
  • Recover an object (in chest deep water)
  • Resurface and exit safely from pool 

*For Swim and breakdown of item in Sequence 2A, do refer to this YouTube playlist.

Sequence 2B (w/o goggles)

Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:

  • Swim 15m using any survival stroke and exit safely from water
  • Correctly fit a PFD and jump into the water (at least 1.4m deep),
  • Swim 25m with PFD and climb out of the water