Aquarius Swimming Club | Caterham : Warlingham : Oxted

Our syllabus for badges

This list is a guideline and where possible we keep to this sequence. The skills are balanced, yet we are all aware that all swimmers develop at different stages; so teachers have the option to make decisions in the best interests of their swimmers and some badges may not be completed – this is to enable swimmers to move through the syllabus steadily. The Badges in BOLD are the benchmark badges.

Beginner 1
SaS Badges
Alpha steps 1, 2, 3
Duckling 1, 2, 3, 4

Stage one
Duckling 5,

Stage 2
Shallow
5m, Tadpole 1, 2

Stage 3
Shallow
10m, Tadpole 3, 15m, 25m
Poolfrog 1, 2

Stage 4
25m
Poolfrog 1, 2

Stage 5
50m, 75m

Stage 6
100m / 200m

Stage 7
200m / 400m

Bronze Challenge
Stages 8 - 10
Lengths 3
Personal survival 1,
400m, 600m

Silver Challenge
Lengths 4
800m, 1000m
Stage 8 competitive
Personal survival 2

Gold Challenge
Lengths 5
1500m +
Stage 9 competitive

Post Gold Lengths
Stage 10 competitive
Stage 8, 9, 10 diving
Stage 8, 9, 10 water polo
Start Rookie possible
(this group are to offer ‘tasters’ in other spheres of swimming)

Bronze Medallion – 12yrs +
Lengths Post Gold 2
12 - 13 yrs
Stage 8, 9 and 10 Rookie
Life Support 1

Award of Merit – min 15 yrs
Lengths Lifesaving 1
14 - 15 yrs
Bronze Open Water possible here
Life Support retake

Distinction – min 16 yrs
Lengths Lifesaving 2
16 - 18 yrs
Life Support 3
Bronze Open Water
Silver Open Water