Swimmer 3
- Swim 50 metres in shirt and shorts.
- Tread water or float unaided for five minutes and climb out of deep water without using steps or any other assistance.
- Plunge dive into water of at least full reach depth and swim 100 metres in two minutes, thirty seconds or less, using two different strokes.
- Tread water for three minutes with one hand remaining above your head.
- Scull on your back, head-first then feet-first for 10 metres. Move into a tuck position and keeping your head out of the water, turn 360 degrees.
- Swim 10 metres, perform a somersault without touching the pool bottom and continue to swim in the same direction for a further 10 metres.
- Swim 800 metres using three of the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly, English backstroke or side stroke for a minimum distance of 200 metres per stroke. This swim to be completed in twenty-five minutes.
- Climb out at the deep end of the pool without assistance.
- Explain to the examiner the rules governing swimming for Scouts
- Take part in an organised swimming activity, since gaining your previous Swimmer badge.
Notes
A Scout who holds the Swimmer 1 badge qualifies automatically for requirements 1-2 of this badge.
