ASA Swim England Duckling Award Grade 3

By the end of this stage your child will be able to:

• 1. Make a supervised jump to an adult with or without support
• 2. Float on front OR back without adult support
• 3. Push off on the front or back in a streamlined shape from a supporting adult
• 4. Blow bubbles with the mouth and nose underwater
• 5. Travel 5 metres on the front to the side of the pool without adult support
• 6.Kick 5 metres on the front holding a float (the adult may hold the other end of the float)
• 7. Enter the pool, rotate and return to the side without adult support
• 8. Climb out of the water with adult support if required

Duckling Awards are the next step on from the Discovery Duckling Awards. They are designed to help toddlers enjoy learning to swim with help from their parents or guardians. With Duckling Awards your child can work towards four different colourful Awards. Each Award has its own certificate and badge. Duckling 1 will see children start to move by themselves in the water. By Duckling 4 they will be jumping in, going underwater, floating and swimming five metres without support. Duckling Awards are great at promoting increased independence and water confidence to help prepare for Stage 1 of the Learn to Swim Framework.