1. Do all of the following.

**Safely enter shallow water without using steps.
**By bending your knees, submerge yourself in shallow water ten times, breathing out each time.
**On your front, push and glide from the side or bottom of the pool to a standing position.
**Swim ten metres front crawl.
**Swim ten metres back crawl.
**Swim ten metres breaststroke.
**On either your front or your back, float for 20 seconds.
**Swim 20 metres without stopping using any strokes.

2. Do all of the following.

**Know why you should not run on the poolside.
**Know what you should do before getting into the pool.
**Be able to tell which is the shallow end and which is the deep end of a pool.
**Know what to do if you feel unwell in or near the pool, and if another swimmer is having difficulties.

Need some help?
CBBC Sports Swimming
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Water Safety Code