Beginner is about safe entry and exit from the water.
Water Discovery is about being pulled to safety and the development of the freestyle stroke.
Preliminary includes performing a survival back float while extending swimming and survival abilities.
Water Awareness is about the importance of water safety while extending swimming and survival abilities.
Water Sense develops an understanding of the elements in being water safe while extending swimming and survival abilities. Having gained this skill give pool lifesaving a try. Contact Royal Life Saving to find out more.
Junior means you can swim one lap of a 50m pool and can complete a competitive swimming dive while extending swimming and survival abilities. Having gained this skill give competitive swimming a try.
Intermediate includes the skill of egg-beater kick used in water polo while extending swimming and survival abilities. Having gained this skill give water polo a try.
Water Wise develops good judgement in water safety while extending swimming and survival abilities. Having gained this skill give pool lifesaving a try. Contact Royal Life Saving Society to find out more.
Senior includes the skill of competitive tumble-turns while extending swimming and survival abilities. Having gained this skill give competitive swimming a try.
Junior Swim & Survive links the skills of swimming, diving and treading water needed when in open water. Having gained these skills give surfing a try.
Swim & Survive included the use of a personal flotation device while extending swimming and survival abilities. Having gained this skill give canoeing a try.
Senior Swim & Survive included what to do when escaping from a capsized boat while extending swimming and survival abilities. Having gained these skills give sailing a try.
There are 6 awards within the Bronze and Rescue strands:
Rescue skills for non-swimmers
To introduce skills and knowledge of safe water rescue and survival.
To develop skills and knowledge of safe water rescue and survival.
To develop skills and knowledge of safe water rescue and survival.
The international benchmark for lifesaving award.
For lifesavers that want to be challenged.