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Basic Clothing Package:
Swimwear, long sleeve top,
and long unlined pants.
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Basic Survival Swimming Lesson
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The purpose of this lesson is to give your class a good introduction into survival swimming.
It is assumed that they know how to swim properly.
- From the pool-side or starting block jump in with a forward roll.
While swimming 50 meters, do two consecutive rolls forward and two backwards rolls.
Climb out on pool-side unassisted, not via the ladder.
- In the water, off the wall, swim 50 meter backwards,
interrupted by a trip to the bottom (minimum 2 meter deep), tap the bottom with your feet.
Then pull yourself along a rope over 10 meters length backwards to emerge on the edge.
- From the shallow end with a shuttered goggles, swim underwater five strokes on your front and five strokes on your back.
- From the side in the water lowered with tinted goggles, swim about 8 meters underwater, pick up at least one object from the bottom.
- Swim 50 meters, dive through several loops hanging vertical in the water.
Climb out on pool-side unassisted, not via the ladder.
- From the shallow end swim underwater through the loops.
When reaching the far side, pull a raft with a friend on top over a distance of 25 meter back to the shallow end.
- Implement a land-based rescue from the side to make contact with a friend in the water (min. 6 meter from the side),
using a rope or a rescue throw-bag.
Throwing it to the side of your friend and pull him in.
Step away from the edge.
- From the shallow end swim 15 meter with head above water, dive at an angle and a pick up a dummy manikin (minimum 2 meter deep),
then tow the dummy using a rescue tow grip to the far side of the pool.
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Advanced Clothing Package:
long unlined pants, long sleeve top, hoodie or sweater, rain jacket or anorak, socks and shoes.
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Advanced Survival Swimming Lesson
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This lesson prepares for a sudden fall into water, like it may happen when boating.
These exercises can be quite exhausting which provides a good training workout.
- Dive into deep water from the pool-side or starting block.
Kick off shoes, take off the rain jacket or anorak and pull off the sweater or hoodie.
Make a float from the anorak and float for one minute.
Then put the hoodie, anorak and shoes back on before you climb out of the water.
- Jump into deep water from the pool-side or starting block.
Inflate the anorak or hoodie.
Make a tight seal around the neck.
Put the collar of the anorak over your mouth, but not the nose.
Inhale with the nose, exhale with the mouth into the anorak.
If done properly it should fill up with air.
Then tread water for 30 seconds with arms crossed and 30 seconds with use of arms.
- With a squat jump carrying a bouyant aid (board, flexible beam, water bottle)
swim to a friend and do a non-contact rescue to pull him to the pool-side over a distance of 10 meters.
- Jump into the water and climb out again in quick succession.
Count how many jumps you can get into one minute.
Thisf simmple exercise will be very exhausting when fully clothed.
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Boating clothes package:
long unlined pants, long sleeve top, waterproof sailing suit and unlined rainwear, socks and shoes.
| Boat Handling Skills
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- Enter the water from the pool-side or starting block with a leap forward towards a boat 10 meters away in the deep end.
Climb into the boat and then lean back over the side to capsize the boat.
Swim back to the pool-side and climb out.
- Jump into the deep end and swim the last 5 meters underwater, surfacing inside the capsized boat.
Turn it the right side up and climb in.
Climb into the boat and remain there for a moment.
Then leave the boat falling backwards into the water and come up at least 1 meter away from the boat.
- Push the boat out into the deep end.
With a friend swim over to the boat, climb in and assist your friend into the boat.
See how long you both can stand up in the boat before you fall in.
Climb back in and capsize the boat.
Climb onto the capsized boat and paddle it with your hands to the pool side.
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