XP/Deep Water

Background

Passing your deep water swim test is always a big highlight for a youngster. Some kids take five weeks to work past the fear and get comfortable in the water. Others can float on by in a matter of hours.

Everyone has to learn how to swim, just like we learned to walk, talk and read. Close your lips. Float like a boat. Kick, pull, put your head in the water. When you can swim like a fish, you'll have a lot more fun at the pool and everyone around you will have a better time as well without the worries.

Respect the water. Learn to swim.

Swimming failures are NOT like those in other sports.

When a basketball player goes to the foul line to take a shot and he or she misses the free-throw attempt, that is sad. Oh well. No bucket. No problem. But, the outcomes are different when a person gets to the side of the pool. Getting into deep water and missing his or her attempt in swimming is often deadly. Failure in the water and at the pool is not the same type of failure one faces with a missed shot on the basketball court. If the person misses a shot in basketball, there is no risk of death and drowning. If a youngster fails in deep water, and if a youngster can't swim across a lake or a stream, then death is probable.

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• XP/Deep Water

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Links

• Aquatics (badges)
• XP/Deep Water
• XP/Pre Lifeguard
• Digital Badges/SKWIM

• XP/Water Polo

Insights

Safety is always important in swimming,

Safety is #1. Aquatic sports are wonderful and generally really safe, if you know how to swim and behave. For youngsters, drowding is, sadly, at the top of the list as a cause of sudden, accidental deaths. Potential risks associated with going to the beach, boating on the rivers and visiting a water park are much different for those that can swim.

You have to be smart around the pool. Know what to do. Act accordingly. Acting in foolish, stupid and reckless ways gets you thrown out of the pool. Sadly, some kids have gotten goofy and became outlaws at the pool. Lifeguards and coaches don't have time for trouble makers at these facilities. Respect the belongings of others. Use clean language. Pool behaviors matter. It takes some effort and understanding to keep everyone safe around the water. Everyone has a role in helping to reducing accidents.

Learn how to swim well. Plus, figure out the aquatic environment. Learn about conditions in your new surroundings. With Swim & Water Polo Camp, we provide tutorials about a wide range of topics including riptides and jellyfish.

Coaches help each swimmer get ready pass the deep water test. We can help you figure out when are the best times and conditions for passing.

Swimming unattended in the deep end can get your lap-swimming moving. Plus, you'll want to be on the squads that utilizing the full pool for games of SKWIM and water polo.

Box title	Deep Water
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Row 1 title	Creator
Creator	CLOH.org Badge Champion, Adam Majewski
Row 2 title	Issued by
Issued by	Swim & Water Polo Coach
Row 3 title	Remake Learning Competency
Remake Learning Competency	Rules & Procedures, Self Growth, Perseverance
Row 4 title	Remake Learning Focus Area
Remake Learning Focus Area	Sports & Wellness
Row 5 title	Dean
Dean	Toby Junker
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Deep Water

This badge goes to those that pass a deep water test and can be be comfortable with deep water swimming.

The badge comes after the lifeguards and coaches see you swim across the length of the pool without stopping, with good form, and tread water for one-minute. Every pool has its own requirement for swimming in the deep end. You have to follow the house rules. Do-overs with changing lifeguards and different pools are to be expected.

Completion Time

• Some take weeks or years to pass the deep water swim test while others take minutes. Time depends. Swimming abilities at the end of the the program and summer are different than at the end. All need to be devoted to get this badge.

Evaluation Criteria

• A Swim & Water Polo Coach, generally with the lifeguard present and watching, gives and evaluation and makes the judgement. Either pass, or else go practice some more. The badge is awarded after a successful evaluation.

Artifacts

• After passing the deep water test, get someone to take your photo and upload it to your wiki page. This will be a day to remember. If possible, we'll even try to get a few seconds of you swimming on video too. The photo, video and digital badge can all fit your wiki page.

Badge Issuers

• Staff, Swim and Water Polo Coaches and Lifeguards make an evaluation at the pool and issue Digital Badges/Swimming/Deep Water at a later date. Get the photo taken after the test however.

Training

• Swim & Water Polo coaches handle the City of Learning badging process. Staff covers the details in initial trainings.

Additional Considerations

• Getting the badge helps build participation in deep-end activities: full-pool SKWIM and water polo. Next, advance to Digital Badges/SKWIM and the Digital Badges/Swimming/Pre Lifeguard challenge.

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Digital Badges in Aquatics:

Deep Water	Pre Lifeguard
SKWIM	Water Polo Knowledge