Swimming Skills

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MeritBadge.Org offers Swimming Skills resources for
Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Ventures!
Dozens of video links show you how to do key skills.

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Before a BSA group may engage in swimming activities of any kind, a minimum of one adult leader must complete Safe Swim Defense training, have a commitment card (No. 34243) with them, and agree to use the eight defenses in this plan.

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— Guide to Safe Scouting, II. Aquatics Safety

While your handbook is your primary resource, the links below can help you learn your Swimming Skills. See the Disclaimers. ► Videos show you key skills.

Contents Swimming Strokes
Backstroke (Back Crawl)
Elementary Backstroke
Breaststroke
Butterfly
Freestyle (Front Crawl)
Sidestroke
Swimming Underwater
Trudgen
Kicks

Related SkillsFloating
Survival Floating
Treading Water
PFD
Diving
Snorkling
SCUBA
Swimming Turns
Surface Diving

Lifesaving Skills
Reach, Throw, Row, Go

Swimming Strokes

Shortcut: Swimming Strokes

► Swimming Lesson Videos - How to Swim

BSA Swim Test

Backstroke

Shortcut: Backstroke - Back Crawl

► Backstroke (Back Crawl)

Backstroke: body position - leg action - arm action

Elementary Backstroke

Shortcut: Elementary Backstroke

► Video: Elementary Backstroke

Breaststroke

Shortcut: Breaststroke

► Breaststroke

Breaststroke: body position - leg action - arm action - breathing - timing

Butterfly

Shortcut: Butterfly

► Butterfly

Butterfly: body position - leg action - arm action - breathing

Freestyle

Shortcut: Freestyle - Crawl - Front Crawl

► Freestyle (Front Crawl)

Freestyle (Crawl): body position - leg action -

arm action - breathing

Sidestroke

Shortcut: Sidestroke

► Sidestroke

Trudgen

Shortcut: Trudgen

► Trudgeon

Trudgeon

Floating

Shortcut: Floating

► Float - Teaching kids to float

Floating: Floating - Flotation 2 - Flotation 3

Survival Floating

Shortcut: Survival Floating

► Survival Floating

Survival Floating: Using Clothes as a Flotation Aid - [Hypothermia & Water Safety

Treading Water

Shortcut: Treading Water

► Tread Water

Treading Water: Treading water - Treading water 2 - Treading water 3

Personal Flotation Device

Shortcut: Personal Flotation Device - PFD

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Properly fitted U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation devices (PFDs) must be worn by all persons engaged in activity on the open water (rowing, canoeing, sailing, boardsailing, motorboating, waterskiing, rafting, tubing, and kayaking).

Only U.S. Coast Guard-approved equipment (types I, II, or III) is acceptable for use in Scouting aquatics. Ski belts are not acceptable. Scouts and unit leaders should learn which type is appropriate for each specific circumstance and how to wear and check for proper fit.

”

— Guide to Safe Scoutiing

► How to Pick a PFD for Canoeing

Types of PFDs - PFD HELP and huddle positions - HELP position - Huddle position - Boating Basics: PFDs - US Coast Guard Requirements

Kicks

Shortcut: Kicks

► Flutter Kick (or Freestyle Kick) - Frog Kick (or Breaststroke Kick) - Dolphin Kick (or Butterfly Kick)

Diving

Shortcut: Diving

► Diving Safety - Racing Dive

Diving: Entries Feet First - Head-first dives - Racing dive

Snorkling

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The Snorkeling BSA requirements introduce Scout-age children and adult leaders to the special skills, equipment, and safety precautions associated with snorkeling; encourage the development of aquatics skills that promote fitness and recreation; and provide a foundation for those who later will participate in more advanced underwater activity.

Snorkeling Safety is the recommended procedure for conducting BSA swimming activities using masks, fins, and snorkels. Since snorkeling is a swimming activity, Safe Swim Defense guidelines are applicable. Snorkeling Safety clarifies and extends Safe Swim Defense concepts to situations encountered during training and open water snorkeling.

”

— Guide to Safe Scouting

Shortcut: Snorkling

► Snorkeling

Snorkeling BSA

SCUBA

Shortcut: SCUBA - Scuba

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Any person possessing, displaying, or using scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) in connection with any Scouting-related activity must either be currently certified by, or enrolled in a training course authorized by the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI), the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), or Scuba Schools International (SSI). These agencies are recognized by the Boy Scouts of America for scuba training and instruction. Alternatively, if PADI, NAUI, or SSI training and instruction is not available, certification may be accepted from other agencies that comply with Recreational Scuba Training Council (RSTC) guidelines, provided that such acceptance has been expressly approved by the BSA local council in consultation with the BSA national Health and Safety Service.

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— Guide to Safe Scouting

► SCUBA Diving

Scuba BSA

Swimming Underwater

Shortcut: Swimming Underwater

► Swimming Underwater

Swimming Turns

Shortcut: Swimming Turns

► Open Turns - Flip Turns

Surface Diving

Shortcut: Surface Diving

Headfirst(Pike or Tuck): [Pike Surface Dive] - With Diagrams
Feet First: Feet First
Surface Dives: head first - head first 2 - feet first - feet first 2

Lifesaving Skills

Shortcut: Lifesaving Skills

Reach, Throw, Row, Go

Shortcut: Reach, Throw, Row, Go

► Reach, Throw, Row, Go (with animation at the end) - Reach - Throw

Rescues: Reaching rescues - Throwing rescues using buoyant aids - Throwing rescues using ropes

Related Awards

Aquatic Award Links

Aquatic-related awards

Cub Scouts
- Tiger Elective Adventure: Floats and Boats
- Bear Elective Adventure: Salmon Run
- Wolf Elective Adventure: Spirit of the Water
- Webelos/Arrow of Light Elective Adventure: Aquanaut
Boy Scouts/Varsity/Venturing/Sea Scouts:
- Awards for everyone older than Cub Scouts (Boy Scouts/Varsity/Venturing/Sea Scouts/Scouter): Boardsailing BSA - BSA Lifeguard - BSA Stand Up Paddleboarding - BSA Swim Test - Kayaking BSA - Mile Swim BSA - Scuba BSA - Snorkeling BSA - Whitewater Rafting BSA
- Boy Scout Merit Badges: Canoeing - Kayaking - Lifesaving - Motorboating - Rowing - Scuba Diving - Small-Boat Sailing - Swimming - Water Sports - Whitewater
- Boy Scout Awards: BSA Complete Angler
- Boy Scout ranks: Second Class - First Class
- Venturing: Ranger Award electives: Lifesaving - Scuba - Watercraft
- Sea Scout Ranks: Apprentice - Ordinary - Able - Quartermaster

External links

Your handbook is your primary reference. See Swimming Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
See also: Swimming & Lifesaving Merit Badge Pamphlets - Guide to Safe Scouting - Safe Swim Defense - Safety Afloat

Disclaimers

Disclaimer: This information is not intended as a substitute for professional advice or training.

Please note that the only Swimming, Lifesaving, First Aid, and CPR materials recommended by the Boy Scouts of America are those found or listed in official BSA materials such as the current Swimming or Lifesaving Merit Badge Books and Boy Scout Handbook. Swimming, Lifesaving, First Aid, and CPR guidelines are constantly being revised. Neither MeritBadge.Org, nor its contributors make any recommendations.

MeritBadge.Org Disclaimer

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 ==Personal Flotation Device==
-{{Shortcut|[[Personal Flotation Device]] - [[Personal Flotation Devices]] - [[PFD]]}}
+{{Shortcut|[[Personal Flotation Device]] - [[PFD]]}}
+{{quote-source|Properly fitted U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation devices (PFDs) must be worn by all persons engaged in activity on the open water (rowing, canoeing, sailing, boardsailing, motorboating, waterskiing, rafting, tubing, and kayaking).
+Only U.S. Coast Guard-approved equipment (types I, II, or III) is acceptable for use in Scouting aquatics. Ski belts are not acceptable. Scouts and unit leaders should learn which type is appropriate for each specific circumstance and how to wear and check for proper fit.|[http://speakers.scouting.org/healthandsafety/gss/gss02.aspx#f Guide to Safe Scoutiing]}}
 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/25736_creeking-equipment-pfd.htm How to Pick a PFD for Canoeing]
 * [http://www.discoverboating.com/resources/pfd.aspx Types of PFDs] - [http://lifesavingsport.com/wet-clothes/swimming/survival/floating.html PFD HELP and huddle positions] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13765.aspx HELP position] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13764.aspx Huddle position] - [http://www.boatingbasicsonline.com/content/general/4_2_a.php Boating Basics: PFDs] - [http://www.uscgboating.org/SAFETY/fedreqs/equ_pfd.htm US Coast Guard Requirements]
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 ==Snorkling==
+{{quote-source|The Snorkeling BSA requirements introduce Scout-age children and adult leaders to the special skills, equipment, and safety precautions associated with snorkeling; encourage the development of aquatics skills that promote fitness and recreation; and provide a foundation for those who later will participate in more advanced underwater activity.
+Snorkeling Safety is the recommended procedure for conducting BSA swimming activities using masks, fins, and snorkels. Since snorkeling is a swimming activity, Safe Swim Defense guidelines are applicable. Snorkeling Safety clarifies and extends Safe Swim Defense concepts to situations encountered during training and open water snorkeling.|[http://speakers.scouting.org/healthandsafety/gss/gss02.aspx#l Guide to Safe Scouting]}}
 {{Shortcut|[[Snorkling]]}}
 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/827_snorkeling.htm Snorkeling]<br>
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 == SCUBA==
-{{Shortcut|[[SCUBA]]}}
+{{Shortcut|[[SCUBA]] - [[Scuba]]}}
+{{quote-source|Any person possessing, displaying, or using scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) in connection with any Scouting-related activity must either be currently certified by, or enrolled in a training course authorized by the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI), the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), or Scuba Schools International (SSI). These agencies are recognized by the Boy Scouts of America for scuba training and instruction. Alternatively, if PADI, NAUI, or SSI training and instruction is not available, certification may be accepted from other agencies that comply with Recreational Scuba Training Council (RSTC) guidelines, provided that such acceptance has been expressly approved by the BSA local council in consultation with the BSA national Health and Safety Service.|[http://speakers.scouting.org/healthandsafety/gss/gss02.aspx#k Guide to Safe Scouting]}}
 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/1916_scuba-diving-safety.htm SCUBA Diving]
 * [[Scuba BSA]]