STAGE 6 GOLD
Gold. 400 metres total across six strokes.
Greater ease, efficiency, power and smoothness. Students demonstrate advanced lifesaving and deep-water rescue skills.
Advanced Personal Survival & Swimming Skill Proficiency
What students demonstrate
Gold (Stage 6) is the final stage of SwimSafer. Students swim 400 metres total across six strokes and complete advanced survival and rescue skills.
- 100m
Front crawl within 3:00
- 100m
Breaststroke within 4:00
- 100m
Backstroke within 3:20
- 50m
Survival backstroke
- 50m
Sidestroke
- 15m
Butterfly
- 1.8m
Headfirst surface dive depth
- 1min
H.E.L.P. posture in deep water
Clothing for assessment. Assessed in swimwear, long pants and t-shirt. A key skill is converting wet pants into a self-made float. It tests stamina and resourcefulness while weighed down by heavy, wet clothing.
On assessment day. A black swimming cap is issued to all Stage 6 participants when they arrive at the Centralised Assessment Centre.
Entries & Exits
- Standing dive.
Sculling & Body Orientation
- Scull, float or tread whilst making a self-made float within 5 min.
Underwater Skills
- In at least 1.8m deep water, perform head-first surface dive (tuck or pike) and perform ear equalisation if necessary.
- Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 5m.
Movement / Swimming / Strokes
- 100m front crawl within 3:00 min.
- 100m breaststroke within 4:00 min.
- 100m backstroke within 3:20 min.
- 50m survival backstroke.
- 50m sidestroke.
- 15m butterfly.
Survival & Activity Skills
What you wear & carry
Swimwear T-shirt Long pants Goggles
- Clothed in swimwear, long pants and t-shirt: compact jump entry.
- Headfirst surface dive to 1.8m depth.
- Swim through underwater hoops for 5m.
- 45m front-crawl sprint.
- 50m slow survival stroke.
- Remove and float with pants within 5 minutes.
- Demonstrate H.E.L.P. for 1 minute.
- Swim 25m with self-made float before exiting.
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 Gold criteria performed correctly.
VIDEO PLACEHOLDER
Gold demonstration. Coming soon.
Self-hosted MP4 loop. 10–30 seconds, muted, autoplay, no third-party branding. Drop the file into /public/videos/stage-gold.mp4 and add videoSrc to the stage data file.