STAGE 3

By completing the Learn to Swim Stage 3 Award, swimmers will be able to:

  • Jump in from poolside and submerge

  • Sink, push away from wall and maintain a streamlined position

  • Push and glide on the front with arms extended and log roll onto the back

  • Push and glide on the back with arms extended and log roll onto the front

  • Travel 5 metres on the front, perform a tuck to rotate onto the back and return on the back

  • Fully submerge to pick up an object

  • Correctly identify three of the four key water safety messages

  • Push and glide and travel 10 metres on the back

  • Push and glide and travel 10 metres on the front

  • Perform a tuck float and hold for three seconds

  • Exit the water without using steps