Swimming Skills

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MeritBadge.Org offers Swimming Skills resources for
Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Ventures!
Dozens of video links show you how to do key skills.

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Before a BSA group may engage in swimming activities of any kind, a minimum of one adult leader must complete Safe Swim Defense training, have a commitment card (No. 34243) with them, and agree to use the eight defenses in this plan.

”

— Guide to Safe Scouting, II. Aquatics Safety

While your handbook is your primary resource, the links below can help you learn your Swimming Skills. See the Disclaimers. ► Videos show you key skills.

Contents Swimming Strokes
Backstroke
Elementary Backstroke
Breaststroke
Butterfly
Freestyle
Sidestroke
Swimming Underwater
Trudgeon
Kicks

Related SkillsFloating
Survival Floating
Treading Water
PFD's
Diving
Snorkling
SCUBA
Swimming Turns
Surface Diving

Lifesaving Skills
Reach, Throw, Row, Go

Swimming Strokes

Shortcut: Swimming Strokes

► Swimming Lesson Videos - How to Swim

BSA Swim Test

Backstroke

Shortcut: Backstroke - Back Crawl

► Backstroke (Back Crawl)

Backstroke: body position - leg action - arm action

Elementary Backstroke

Shortcut: Elementary Backstroke

► Video: Elementary Backstroke

Breaststroke

Shortcut: Breaststroke

► Breaststroke

Breaststroke: body position - leg action - arm action - breathing - timing

Butterfly

Shortcut: Butterfly

► Butterfly

Butterfly: body position - leg action - arm action - breathing

Freestyle

Shortcut: Freestyle - Crawl

► Freestyle (Front Crawl)

Freestyle (Crawl): body position - leg action -

arm action - breathing

Sidestroke

Shortcut: Sidestroke

► Sidestroke

Trudgeon

Shortcut: Trudgeon

► Trudgeon

Trudgeon

Floating

Shortcut: Floating

► Float - Teaching kids to float

Floating: Floating - Flotation 2 - Flotation 3

Survival Floating

Shortcut: Survival Floating

► Survival Floating

Survival Floating: Using Clothes as a Flotation Aid - [Hypothermia & Water Safety - HELP position - Huddle position

Treading Water

Shortcut: Treading Water

► Tread Water

Treading Water: Treading water - Treading water 2 - Treading water 3

Personal Flotation Devices

Shortcut: Personal Flotation Devices - PFD

► How to Pick a PFD for Canoeing

Types of PFDs - PFD HELP and huddle positions - Boating Basics: PFDs - US Coast Guard Requirements

Kicks

Shortcut: Kicks

► Flutter Kick (or Freestyle Kick) - Frog Kick (or Breaststroke Kick) - Dolphin Kick (or Butterfly Kick)

Diving

Shortcut: Diving

► Diving Safety - Racing Dive

Diving: Entries Feet First - Head-first dives - Racing dive

Snorkling

Shortcut: Snorkling

► Snorkeling

Snorkeling BSA

SCUBA

Shortcut: SCUBA

► SCUBA Diving

Scuba BSA

Swimming Underwater

Shortcut: Swimming Underwater

► Swimming Underwater

Swimming Turns

Shortcut: Swimming Turns

► Open Turns - Flip Turns

Surface Diving

Shortcut: Surface Diving

Headfirst(Pike or Tuck): [Pike Surface Dive] - With Diagrams
Feet First: Feet First
Surface Dives: head first - head first 2 - feet first - feet first 2

Lifesaving Skills

Shortcut: Lifesaving Skills

Reach, Throw, Row, Go

Shortcut: Reach, Throw, Row, Go

► Reach, Throw, Row, Go (with animation at the end) - Reach - Throw

Rescues: Reaching rescues - Throwing rescues using buoyant aids - Throwing rescues using ropes

Related Awards

Aquatic Award Links

Aquatic-related awards

Boy Scout Merit Badges: Canoeing - Kayaking - Lifesaving - Motorboating - Rowing - Scuba Diving - Small-Boat Sailing - Swimming - Water Sports - Whitewater
Boy Scouts ranks and awards: Second Class - First Class - BSA Lifeguard - Boardsailing BSA - Kayaking BSA - Mile Swim BSA - Scuba BSA - Snorkeling BSA - BSA Swim Test
Venturing: Ranger Award electives: Lifesaving - Scuba - Watercraft; Sea Scout Bronze Award - Sea Scout Ranks: Apprentice - Ordinary - Able - Quartermaster
Webelos Activity Badge: Aquanaut
Cub Scout Belt Loops & Pins: Cub Scout Swimming
First Aid Merit Badge
First Aid Kit

External links

Your handbook is your primary reference. See Swimming Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
See also: Swimming & Lifesaving Merit Badge Pamphlets - Guide to Safe Scouting - Safe Swim Defense - Safety Afloat

Disclaimers

Disclaimer: This information is not intended as a substitute for professional advice or training.

Please note that the only Swimming, Lifesaving, First Aid, and CPR materials recommended by the Boy Scouts of America are those found or listed in official BSA materials such as the current Swimming or Lifesaving Merit Badge Books and Boy Scout Handbook. Swimming, Lifesaving, First Aid, and CPR guidelines are constantly being revised. Neither MeritBadge.Org, nor its contributors make any recommendations.

MeritBadge.Org Disclaimer

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Categories: Shortcuts | Aquatics

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 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/tag/swim.htm Swimming Lesson Videos] - [http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/9305_swim.htm How to Swim]<br>
 *[[BSA Swim Test]]
 =====Backstroke=====
 {{Shortcut|[[Backstroke]] - [[Back Crawl]]}}
 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/1330_swimming-backstroke.htm Backstroke (Back Crawl)]
+* Backstroke: [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13729.aspx body position] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13728.aspx leg action] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13727.aspx arm action]
 ===== Elementary Backstroke =====
 {{Shortcut|[[Elementary Backstroke]]}}
 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.ehow.com/how_5298_swim-elementary-backstroke.html Video: Elementary Backstroke]<br>
 =====Breaststroke=====
 {{Shortcut|[[Breaststroke]]}}
 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/1294_swim-breast.htm Breaststroke]<br>
+* Breaststroke: [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13726.aspx body position] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13725.aspx leg action] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13724.aspx arm action] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_14833.aspx breathing] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_14834.aspx timing]
 =====Butterfly=====
 {{Shortcut|[[Butterfly]]}}
 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/8545_do-butterfly-stroke.htm Butterfly] <br>
+* Butterfly: [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_14836.aspx body position] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_14837.aspx leg action] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_14838.aspx arm action] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_14839.aspx breathing]
 =====Freestyle =====
 {{Shortcut|[[Freestyle]] - [[Crawl]]}}
 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/1331_freestyle-swimming.htm Freestyle (Front Crawl)]<br>
+* Freestyle (Crawl): [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13722.aspx body position] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13721.aspx leg action] -
+[http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13720.aspx arm action] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13719.aspx breathing]
 =====Sidestroke=====
 {{Shortcut|[[Sidestroke]]}}
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 {{Shortcut|[[Floating]]}}
 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/20142_freestyle-swimming-floating.htm Float] - [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/140156_kids-swimming-lessons-float.htm Teaching kids to float] <br>
+* Floating: [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13718.aspx Floating] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13770.aspx Flotation 2] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13822.aspx Flotation 3]
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 {{Shortcut|[[Survival Floating]]}}
 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/151559_survival-float.htm Survival Floating]<br>
-*  - [http://lifesavingsport.com/wet-clothes/swimming/survival/floating.html Using Clothes as a Flotation Aid] - [[http://lifesavingsport.com/swimming/Water-safety/hypothermia.html Hypothermia & Water Safety]
+* Survival Floating: [http://lifesavingsport.com/wet-clothes/swimming/survival/floating.html Using Clothes as a Flotation Aid] - [[http://lifesavingsport.com/swimming/Water-safety/hypothermia.html Hypothermia & Water Safety] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13765.aspx HELP position] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13764.aspx Huddle position]
 ==Treading Water==
 {{Shortcut|[[Treading Water]]}}
 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/74325_aqua-fitness-tread-water.htm Tread Water]<br>
+* Treading Water: [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13716.aspx Treading water] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13769.aspx Treading water 2] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_15173.aspx Treading water 3]
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 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/112483_diving-safety-tips.htm Diving Safety] -
 [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/69839_competitive-freestyle-race-starts.htm Racing Dive]<br>
+* Diving: [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_14840.aspx Entries Feet First] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_14929.aspx Head-first dives] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_15201.aspx Racing dive ]
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 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/151550_swim-underwater.htm Swimming Underwater]<br>
-==Snorkling==
-{{Shortcut|[[Snorkling]]}}
-<span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/827_snorkeling.htm Snorkeling]<br>
-* [[Snorkeling BSA]]
 ==Swimming Turns==
 {{Shortcut|[[Swimming Turns]]}}
 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/69831_competitive-freestyle-open-turns.htm Open Turns] - [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/69832_competitive-freestyle-flip-turns.htm Flip Turns]<br>
+==Surface Diving==
+{{Shortcut|[[Surface Diving]]}}
+*'''Headfirst'''(Pike or Tuck): [[http://www.wikihow.com/Do-a-Surface-Dive Pike Surface Dive]] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13818.aspx With Diagrams]
+*'''Feet First''': [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13817.aspx Feet First]
+* Surface Dives: [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_14927.aspx head first] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13818.aspx head first 2] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13766.aspx feet first] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13817.aspx feet first 2]
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 {{Shortcut|[[Reach, Throw, Row, Go]]}}
 <span style="border: 2px outset;"><small>►</small></span>&nbsp; [http://www.boat-ed.com/tn/course/p5-1_riskmgmt.htm Reach, Throw, Row, Go] (with animation at the end) - [http://lifesavingsport.com/swimming/lifesaving-rescues/reach-throw-wade.html Reach - Throw]
+* Rescues: [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13761.aspx Reaching rescues] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13763.aspx Throwing rescues using buoyant aids] - [http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13762.aspx Throwing rescues using ropes]