Milestone Chart
dip! program is founded on 11 stages of skills progression and water safety skills within the pool. These levels of milestone serve as a guide based on our philosophy of ensuring that each student is competent in all areas before graduating from dip!.
Do note that each swimmer has different strengths and might display certain traits of at higher level but not the competency of a higher level.
Level 1
Enter and exit pool safely
Holding
Voluntary arms and legs movements in water
Assisted Ventral flotation
Assisted Dorsal flotation
Master conditioning/blowing bubble routine
Submersion up to 3sec
Level 2
Able to Comfortably Submerge up to 10sec
Assisted Glide
Assisted Dorsal flotation
Assisted turnaround
Assisted Swim Around
Assisted swim float swim
Level 3
Perform Basic Paddling
Swim holding breath for 3m
Pick up objects underwater at 1m depth
Back Float for 1 min
Fall recovery (turn around + swim around)
Assisted swim float swim
Level 4
Streamline Glide with Correct body position for 3m
Front Float for 10sec
Back Float for 2 min
Flutter kicks with board for 6m
Fall recovery after pick up objects underwater at 1m depth
Perform swim float swim for 3m
Level 5
Perform Freestyle and backstroke with board for 6m
Perform Breaststroke kicks with gliding for 6m
Perform Dive off the Wall
Perform swim float swim for 6m
Level 6
Perform Freestyle for 6m
Perform backstroke for 6m
Perform Breaststroke arms for 6m
Perform Butterfly Kicks for 6m
Perform Open Turns
Perform swim float swim ( FS+BK) for 10m
Level 7
Perform Freestyle for 15m
Perform Backstroke for 15m
Perform Breaststroke for 15m
Perform Butterfly arms for 15m
Perform Survival Backstroke for 15m
Perform Open Turns
Perform swim float swim (FS+BK+BS) for 15m
Level 8
Perform Freestyle for 25m
Perform Backstroke for 25m
Perform Breaststroke for 25m
Perform Survival Backstroke for 25m
Perform Butterfly for 15m
Perform Sidestroke 15m
Perform Freestyle tumble turn
Perform swim float swim (FS+BK+BS+BF) for 25m
Level 9
Perform Freestyle for 50m
Perform Backstroke for 50m
Perform Breaststroke for 50m
Perform Survival Backstroke for 50m
Perform Butterfly for 25m
Perform Sidestroke 25m
Perform Freestyle tumble turn
Perform swim float swim for 50m
Level 10
Perform Freestyle for 100m
Perform Backstroke for 100m
Perform Breaststroke for 100m
Perform Survival Backstroke for 100m
Perform Butterfly for 50m
Perform Sidestroke 50m
Perform strokes start and strokes turn
Level 11
Entries & Exits
Compact jump
Straddle jump
Standing dive
Sculling & Body Orientation
Forward & backward somersault in the water
Scull, float or tread for 2 min (incorporated in Survival & Activity Skills)
Make a self-made float within 3 min
Underwater Skills
In at least 2m deep water, perform:
feet-first surface dive + head-first surface dive (swim through hoops on pool bottom for 10m & retrieve object)
Movement / Swimming / Strokes
Swim 100m continuously:
Front Crawl (within 2:30 min)
Backstroke (within 3:30 min)
Breaststroke (within 3:00 min)
Survival Backstroke (within 12:00 min)
Swim 50m continuously:
Butterfly (within 3:30 min).
Sidestroke (within 12:00 min).
Survival & Activity Skills
Scull, float or tread water for 5 min
Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt demonstrate:
Enter deep water using a compact jump
Swim through hoops on pool bottom for 10m retrieve object and resurface
Complete remaining 40m using front crawl
100m swim using survival backstroke, sidestroke and survival breaststroke, changing every 2 strokes
Wave and call for help Retrieve a flotation aid thrown by a ‘rescuer’ (2m away) and kick to the side of the pool and exit
H.E.L.P. (Heat Escape Lessening Posture) position with the self-made float for 3 min
Swim 50m with the self-made float and climb out of the water
Rescue Skills
Throw a flotation aid to a partner 2m away and instruct the partner to kick to the edge.
Knowledge
Principles of Personal Safety and Survival
Environmental Awareness
Health Awareness
Emergency Situations and Survival Techniques
Rescues
For working group (Additional. Depending on the course of work):
Drown-proofing exercises
Swim techniques (with routine loads)
Improvised situational equipment selection and mission loads
Tactical H2O evac drills
Low light swim