The Swim England Swimming Challenge Honours Award is the last of four Swimming Challenge Awards that learners can achieve in the Aquatic Skills Framework when taking part in competitive swimming.
To achieve this award, learners must be able to perform both the activities in section A and section B, in the specified order without pause.
Section A asks learners to:
1. Make a straddle entry into water of at least full reach depth, swim 5 metres into a piked surface dive to retrieve an object weighing approximately 2kg from water of full reach depth. Carry the object using a backstroke or sidestroke for a distance of 20 metres, to place it on the poolside.
2. Scull 10 metres head first on the back; complete a back somersault finishing in a back layout position; perform a roll to take up a front layout position; carry out a front somersault finishing in a front layout position; tuck and rotate backwards into a back layout position and continue to scull feet first for 15 metres. Throughout all sculling and layout positions, the hands must remain close to the hips and the feet must be kept together on or near the surface of the water.
Learners can achieve this award whilst working towards their Learn to Swim Stage 10 Swimming Award and the Swimming Challenge Gold Award, Rainbow Distance 1000m, Rainbow Distance 1500m, Rainbow Distance 1 mile, Rainbow Distance 2000m, Rainbow Distance 3000m, Rainbow Distance 4000m and Rainbow Distance 5000m Awards.
Learners can also be awarded with a pin badge, which can be purchased seperately to celebrate achieving the Swimming Challenge Honours Award.
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- Certificate Size:
- A4
- Certificate Coated:
- Yes
- Certificate Water Resistant:
- Yes
- Badge Material:
- Cloth