ASA Swim England Learn to Swim Award Stage 2

At the end of this stage your child should be able to:

• Jump in from poolside safely to a minimum depth of 1.0 metre
• Blow bubbles a minimum of three times rhythmically, with nose and mouth submerged
• Move from a flat floating position on the back and return to standing without support
• Move from a flat floating position on the front and return to standing without support
• Push from a wall and glide on the back – arms can be by the side or above the head
• Push from a wall and glide on the front with arms extended
• Travel using a recognised leg action with feet off the pool floor on the back for 5 metres
• Travel using a recognised leg action with feet off the pool floor on the front for 5 metres
• Perform a tuck to rotate from a flat floating position on the front, to a back floating position, then return to standing
• Perform a tuck to rotate from a flat floating position on the back, to a front floating position, then return to standing
• Perform a log roll from the back to the front
• Perform a log roll from the front to the back
• Exit the water without support

The Learn to Swim Awards 1-7 are divided into progressive stages. They make up the core, national syllabus of learning to swim for primary school aged children. They are designed to reward your child for their development of the essential aquatic skills they need to be confident, competent and safe in the water. Each of the Learn to Swim Awards 1-7 stages has a list of clear outcomes that need to be completed in order to gain each award. Stages 1-7 help develop the core range of FUNdamental skills your child needs to be confident, competent and safe in the water, while Stages 8-10 offer the opportunity to develop skills from disciplines such as diving and water polo.