STAGE 4 BRONZE
Bronze. 100 metres across four strokes.
Stage 4 develops confidence and independence in the water, plus general and deep-end water safety. The stage-end target is 100 metres of continuous swimming.
Water Safety & Stroke Development
What students demonstrate
Bronze (Stage 4) requires students to swim 100 metres across four strokes and demonstrate rescue and survival skills.
- 25m
Front crawl
- 25m
Backstroke
- 25m
Breaststroke
- 25m
Survival backstroke
- 2min
Scull, float or tread
- 3min
Clothed survival swim
Clothing for assessment. Assessed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt. Waterlogged clothing increases physical demand and teaches learners to manage drag, simulating real-world scenarios like floods or accidental deep-water entry.
On assessment day. A blue swimming cap is issued to all Stage 4 participants when they arrive at the Centralised Assessment Centre.
Entries & Exits
- Compact jump.
Sculling & Body Orientation
- Forward somersault in the water.
- Scull, float or tread for 2 min.
Underwater Skills
- In at least 1.4m deep water, perform feet-first surface dive, swim through hoops on pool bottom for 2m.
Movement / Swimming / Strokes
- Swim 100m continuously: 25m front crawl, 25m backstroke, 25m breaststroke, 25m survival backstroke.
Survival & Activity Skills
What you wear & carry
Swimwear T-shirt Shorts Flotation aid Goggles
- Scull, float or tread water for 2 min.
- Clothed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt: swim slowly for 3 minutes using survival backstroke, sidestroke and survival breaststroke (changing every 15m).
- Wave and call for help.
- Retrieve a flotation aid thrown 2m away and exit the pool.
Rescue Skills
- Throw a flotation aid to a partner 2m away and instruct the partner to kick to the edge.
Knowledge
- Principles of Personal Safety and Survival.
- Environmental Awareness.
- Health Awareness.
- Emergency Situations and Survival Techniques.
- Rescues.
Watch: the skill in action
A short, muted loop showing Bronze criteria performed correctly.
VIDEO PLACEHOLDER
Bronze demonstration. Coming soon.
Self-hosted MP4 loop. 10–30 seconds, muted, autoplay, no third-party branding. Drop the file into /public/videos/stage-bronze.mp4 and add videoSrc to the stage data file.