Octanauts 7
By completing this Award you will be able to:
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Push and glide and swim 25 metres backstroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
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Push and glide and swim 25 metres front crawl (performed to Swim England expected standards).
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Push and glide and swim 25 metres breaststroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
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Push and glide and swim 25 metres butterfly (performed to Swim England expected standards).
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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 -
Perform a sitting dive or dive.
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Push and glide and swim 50 metres continuously using one stroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
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Push and glide and swim 100 metres, using a minimum of three different strokes (performed to Swim England expected standards).
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Tread water using eggbeater action for 30 seconds.
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Complete an obstacle course (using minimum of four objects) with feet off the pool floor throughout.
Whilst swimming at stage 7:
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We work on development of stokes and skills,
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An introduction to diving and experience of all aquatic skills.
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Rescue, polo, diving, synchro and competitive swimming