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Octanauts 7

By completing this Award you will be able to:

  1. Push and glide and swim 25 metres backstroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).

  2. Push and glide and swim 25 metres front crawl (performed to Swim England expected standards).

  3. Push and glide and swim 25 metres breaststroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).

  4. Push and glide and swim 25 metres butterfly (performed to Swim England expected standards).

  5. Perform a movement sequence (linking skills with strokes and sculls) of one minute duration, in a group of three or more, incorporating a number of the following skills:Sculling: head first, feet first
    Rotation: forward or backward somersault, log roll
    Floating: star on the front or on the back, tuck float, create own
    Eggbeater: Moving, lifting one or both arms out of the water

  6. Perform a sitting dive or dive.

  7. Push and glide and swim 50 metres continuously using one stroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).

  8. Push and glide and swim 100 metres, using a minimum of three different strokes (performed to Swim England expected standards).

  9. Tread water using eggbeater action for 30 seconds.

  10. Complete an obstacle course (using minimum of four objects) with feet off the pool floor throughout.

Whilst swimming at stage 7:

  • We work on development of stokes and skills,

  • An introduction to diving and experience of all aquatic skills.

  • Rescue, polo, diving, synchro and competitive swimming

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