From the Wolf Handbook: To earn this Adventure, you may enroll in and complete a swimming instruction program offered by an accredited instructor OR pass the BSA swimmer test OR complete the requirements below.
Requirements
- Learn about the swimming safety rules that you need to follow.
- Demonstrate how to enter the swimming area properly.
- Using the Buddy System and staying within your ability group, go swimming with your den or family for 30 minutes.
- Attempt at least one swimming stroke: front crawl, restful backstroke, or breaststroke.
- Jump feet first into water that is chest high or deeper.
- Demonstrate how to exit the swimming area properly.
Tips and Tricks
- This may be a good Adventure to complete at the beginning or the end of the Scout year as a Social. On the Girl Scouts side of the house, we have an ice cream social at a local pool in conjunction with a similar badge.
- Talk with your Scouts parent or guardian to assess their current ability. This may help shape how your swimming activity may operate.
Special Needs Considerations
- Scouts with physical limitations may need special equipment to get in, stay in, and/or get out of the pool. Try coordinating with one of your local pools to see what they have. Almost all YMCA’s have adequate equipment.
