ASA Swim England Duckling Award Grade 1

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

• 1. Make a supervised safe entry with adult support if required
• 2. Float on back with adult support behind the head without floatation equipment
• 3. Blow bubbles at the water surface
• 4. Wet the head without submersion
• 5. Kick 5 metres on back with adult support
• 6.Travel without adult support for 2 metres to a floating object
• 7. Enter the pool, rotate and return to the side with adult support
• 8. Exit the water safely with minimal adult support

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.