STA Advanced

The Advanced Swimmer Series consists of three levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold; each award has a badge and certificate. This series develops swimming technique, speed, stamina and water polo or synchronised swimming skills.

Adult Lessons run at Silcoates School on Monday evenings 7.45 - 8.30pm.

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Ackworth School	Silcoates School	The Grammar School at Leeds
Sunday 9:15-9:45am	Thursday 7:30-8pm	Saturday 1-1:30pm & 3-3:30pm

Advanced Swimmer Bronze

Swim 200 metres within 6 minutes, using a recognised competitive stroke

Swim 50 metres in 70 seconds

Swim 6 widths, performing front and back tumble turns

Swim 3 widths of breaststroke, performing two-handed turns and a finish

Swim 3 widths of butterfly, performing two-handed turns and a finish

Swim 4 x 3 widths individual medley with correct turns and finishes

Perform a front and a back somersault

Scull 15 metres head first and 15 metres feet first

Tread water, using eggbeater leg action, for 1 minute

Swim 25 metres of polo crawl with a ball, showing control, keeping the ball just in front of the head or synchronising with another, swim 10 metres of breaststroke and 10 metres of back crawl

Advanced Swimmer Silver

Swim 400 metres within 10 minutes, using a recognised competitive stroke

Swim 100 metres in 2 minutes

Swim 4 x 50 metres of individual medley with correct turns and finishes

Perform a tucked back somersault from a back layout and finish with a back layout

Perform a tucked front somersault from a front layout and finish with a front layout

Scull 15 metres head first, support scull for 5 seconds and 15 metres feet first

Tread water, using eggbeater leg action, for 90 seconds (45 seconds x 2 directions)

Glide swim 10 metres underwater in the prone position from a front push

Glide swim 10 metres underwater in the supine position from a back push

Tread water, catch a ball, swim 25 metres of polo crawl showing 3 changes in direction then pass the ball to another person OR synchronising with another, swim 10 metres of front crawl, change direction and swim 10 metres of back crawl, change direction and swim 10 metres of breaststroke

Advanced Swimmer Gold

Swim 400 metres within 8 minutes, using a recognised competitive stroke

Swim 100 metres in 90 seconds

Swim 4 x 50 metres of individual medley within 5 minutes with correct turns and finishes

Perform 2 tucked back somersaults from a back layout and finish with a back layout

Perform 2 tucked front somersaults from a front layout and finish with a front layout

Scull 25 metres standard scull, support scull for 10 seconds and reverse scull for 25 metres

Tread water, using the eggbeater leg action, for 2 minutes (30 seconds x 4 directions)

Glide swim 15 metres underwater in the prone position from a front push

Glide swim 15 metres underwater in the supine position from a back push

Tread water, catch a ball, rotate 360°, swim 50 metres polo crawl passing and receiving the ball on 4 occasions during the swim or synchronising with another, swim 5 metres of breaststroke, surface dive and swim 5 metres of breaststroke underwater, resurface and swim 10 metres of front crawl, change direction, standard scull 10 metres, change direction, reverse scull 10 metres, feet-first surface dive and swim 5 metres of breaststroke underwater, resurface and swim 5 metres of breaststroke