Coloured Hat Progression
White Hats - Beginners
Skills Badges - White Swan 1 - 8
Distance Badge - 5m unaided
Safe entry in the pool
Blow bubbles through mouth and nose
Float on front and back
Propulsive leg kick on front and back
Collect sinker from bottom of pool
Jump in from poolside aided
Basic pool safety knowledge
Yellow Hats
Skills Badges - Yellow Swan 1 and 2
Backstroke
Diving 1
Distance Badges - 10m and 15m
Submerge and blow bubbles through mouth and nose
Strong propulsive leg kick front and back
Safely jump into the pool unaided
Climb out unaided
Proficient backstroke
Bubbles, Bubbles back and breathe
Somersault
swim 5m no goggles face in the water
Push and glide 5m
Orange Hats
Skills Badges - Orange Swan 1 and 2
Frontcrawl
Diving 2
Distance Badges - 25m Backstroke
25m Frontcrawl
Strong backstroke little finger enters first
Proficient Frontcrawl side to breathe no head lift
Head first sculling
Feet first sculling
Handstand on bottom of pool
Underwater swimming
Pencil Jump and basic knee dive
Somersault unaided
Red Hats
Skills Badges - Red Swan 1 – 3
Breaststroke
Diving 3
Distance Badges - 25m Breaststroke
50m Backstroke and Frontcrawl
Proficient Breaststroke with 3 second glide
Strong Backstroke and Frontcrawl
Basic Frontcrawl tumble
Proficient dolphin kick 5m
Ability to treadwater
Handstand hold
Backward somersault
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