Swimming - Swimmer 7 - Rookie

Prerequisite: At least 8 years of age, successful completion of Swimmer 6, or equivalent swim assessment. In this level: This is a module based program. Core skills learned in this level are water safety, recognition of swimmers of all types in distress and how to rescue them, assessment and treatment of a conscious choking patient, Stroke evaluation and development to be able to swim 200m in 6 minutes, and development of a lifesaving kick to be able to support a 2.3kg (5lb) object at the surface for 1 minute