| REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SWIMMING SPORTS BELT LOOP Complete these three requirements: 1. Explain the rules of Safe Swim Distance. Emphasize the buddy system. 2. Play a recreational game in the water with your den, pack or family. 3. While holding a kick board, propel yourself 25 feet using a flutter kick across the shallow end of the swimming area. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SWIMMING SPORTS PIN Earn the Swimming belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements: 1. Practice the breathing motion of the crawl stroke while standing in shallow water. Take a breath, place your head in the water, exhale, and turn your head to the side to take a breath. Repeat. 2. Learn two of the following strokes: crawl, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, or breaststroke. 3. Learn two of the following floating skills: jellyfish float, turtle float, canoe (prone) float. 4. Using a lickboard, demonstrate three kinds of kicks. 5. Pass the "beginner" or "swimmer" swim level test 6. Visit with a lifeguard and talk about swimniing safety in various situations (pool, lake, river, ocean). Learn about the training a lifeguard needs for his or her job. 7. Explain the four rescue techniques: Reach, Throw, Row, and Go (with support). 8. Take swimming lessons. 9. Attend a swim meet at a school or community pool. 10. Tread water for 30 seconds. 11. Learn about a U.S. swimmer who has earned a medal in the Olympics. 12. Demonstrate the proper use of a mask and snorkel in a swimming area where your feet can touch the bottom. |
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