Stage 3 Test Criteria

Entries & Exits

• Learn more advanced ways to enter the water, including stride or straddle entry.

• Build confidence entering the water safely in deeper areas.

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Sculling & Body Control

• Develop stronger sculling skills while maintaining body position and control.

• Practise staying afloat through sculling, floating and treading water for longer periods.

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Underwater Skills

• Build confidence swimming underwater and moving through underwater obstacles.

• Practise controlled underwater movement while maintaining breath control.

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Swimming & Movement

• Develop stronger technique and endurance across front crawl and backstroke.

• Introduce and practise breaststroke and survival backstroke.

• Build greater swimming stamina and confidence across different strokes.

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Water Safety & Survival Skills

• Develop stronger survival swimming skills and learn how to swim safely towards a flotation device.

• Practise correctly fitting and using a personal flotation device (PFD) in the water.

• Build the ability to swim with a PFD and exit the water safely.

• Develop awareness of personal safety, environmental conditions, emergencies and basic rescue situations.