Beaver Series

The Beaver Series of 5 awards develops watermanship skills and leads into water polo and synchronised swimming activities.

Float in a vertical position without using the legs for 10 seconds
Start in a supine horizontal float position, hold for 10 seconds, transfer to a vertical float and hold for 5 seconds, return to the supine horizontal float and hold for a further 10 seconds
Support scull in a sitting tuck position, with the back vertical for 10 seconds
Push and glide in the prone position through a submerged hoop 3 metres from poolside
Perform a mushroom float and maintain the position for 10 seconds
Perform a push and glide and swim through a submerged hoop
Perform a feet first surface dive, tuck and swim through a hoop submerged in water a minimum of 1.3 metres deep

Whilst treading water perform the following skills as a continuous action:
- Tread water for 1 minute
- Rotate 360 degrees
- Move forward for 1 metre
- Move to the right for 1 metre
- Move backwards for 1 metre
- Move to the left for 1 metre
- Tread water for 1 minute
From a back floating position, bring the knees to the chest to form a tub hold for 5 seconds, rotate 360 degrees and hold for 5 seconds, return back to a float position
Push off from the poolside into a front glide, perform a tucked forward roll onto the back and scull headfirst back to the starting point
Push off from the poolside into a back glide, perform a backward somersault, finishing on the back and scull headfirst for 5 metres
Perform a supine star float, maintain the position for 5 seconds then slowly convert to a pencil float, maintain this position for 5 seconds and then return to a star float
Swim front crawl for 1 length of the pool, performing a somersault every 5 seconds
Push off from the poolside into a front glide, tuck and roll backwards to a supine position and then scull feet first for 5 metres

Tread water for 3 minutes, legs only for the first minute, arms only for the second minute, then using both arms and legs but changing to a different leg action for the third minute
Tread water, use one arm only for the first minute whilst waving the other arm in the air. Turn 360 degrees clockwise and then 360 degrees anticlockwise whilst using both arms and legs. Wave both arms in the air whilst using legs only, to tread water for a further minute
From the poolside, submerge and perform a prone push and glide remaining underwater for 5 metres
From the poolside, submerge and perform a push and glide on the back remaining underwater for 5 metres
Push and glide from the poolside in the supine position and perform a cull circle backward somersault whilst keeping the legs straight
Swim front crawl for 5 arm pulls, rotate onto the back, swim back crawl for 5 arm pulls, return to the front and repeat for the length of the pool
Scull headfirst for 10 metres in the supine position, perform a front somersault and return to the standing position by sculling feet first

Perform a standard scull (headfirst) for 10 metres followed by a flat stationary scull for 20 seconds and then a reverse (feet first) scull for 10 metres
Start from a front layout position, perform 3 ½ consecutive front somersaults and finish in the back layout position
Start from a back layout position, bring one knee to the chest whilst holding a flat body position for 5 seconds. Return to a back layout position and then repeat the exercise with the other leg
Start from a back layout position, bring both knees to the chest (tub), rotate through 360 degrees in one direction and then 360 degrees in the other direction. Return to the back layout position
Front layout hold for 5 seconds with face clear of water, tuck into mushroom float for 5 seconds, return to front layout
Swim with one other person in a synchronised manner for 20 metres. Any stroke may be used but swimmers must start and finish together and each stroke executed at the same time as each other
Start from the back layout position, raise one leg until it is straight, (ballet leg position), hold for 3 seconds whilst sculling with the hands. Return to the back layout position

Swim 20 metres polo crawl with a ball showing control by keeping the ball just in front of the head
Tread water, throw a ball accurately to a partner 4 metres away using only one hand. Catch the ball when it is returned again using only one hand. Repeat for 5 throws and catches
Use eggbeater leg action, travel sideways balancing a ball in one hand for 5 metres
Tread water, throw a ball into a ring, hoop or net situated 4 metres away. One hand only should be used when throwing
Swim 10 metres polo crawl, tread water for 10 seconds, catch a ball with one hand, swim polo crawl with the ball for 10 metres then throw it to a partner 4 metres away
Use eggbeater leg action, travel sideways for 5 metres, catch a ball with one hand, tread water and throw the ball into a ring, net or hoop situated 4 metres away using one hand for the throw.
Tread water, holding a ball above the water, turn 360 degrees, throw a ball to and receive from a partner no less than 4 metres away, repeat this 5 times with good accuracy.