Need ideas for a fun Cub Scout Pack Meeting?
Visit us here!
Swimming Belt Loop and
Sports Pin
Requirements
Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:
Explain basic rules of safety
for swimming. Emphasize the buddy system.
Pass the beginner swim level
test.
Demonstrate the ability to
float on your back.
Sports Pin
Earn the Swimming belt loop, and
complete five of the following requirements:
Learn two of the following
strokes: crawl, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, or
breaststroke.
Learn two of the following
floating skills: jellyfish float, turtle float, canoe (prone) float.
Using a kickboard, demonstrate
three kinds of kicks.
Play a water game with your
den or family.
Visit with a lifeguard and
talk about swimming safety in various situations (pool, lake, river, ocean).
Learn about the training a lifeguard needs for his or her job.
Explain the three rescue
techniques of Reach, Throw, and Go.
Take swimming lessons.
Attend a swim meet at a school
or community pool.
Tread water for 30 seconds.
Learn about a U.S. swimmer who
has earned a medal in the Olympics.
All swimming activities done by
Cub Scout Packs must be done in accordance with the rules in the "Safe Swim
Defense", described in the Guide to Safe Scouting (#34416B). Those rules
are not mandatory for individuals or families, of course, swimming in
private or public pools, lakes, or beaches, although families are encouraged
to use as much of them as appropriate. They ARE mandatory for all Cub Scout
aquatic activities, trips to swimming pools arranged as Den or Pack meetings
or outings. Included in the Guide is a procedure and standards for
classifying swimming ability. Requirement 2 for the Swimming Belt Loop,
listed above, refers to the following, taken from the Guide.
Beginner Test
Jump feet first into water over
the head in depth, level off, swim 25 feet on the surface, stop, turn
sharply, resume swimming as before, and return to starting place. The entry
and turn serve the same purpose as in the swimmer test. The swimming can be
done with any stroke, but no underwater swimming is permitted. The stop
assures that the swimmer can regain a stroke if it is interrupted. The test
demonstrates that the beginning swimmer is ready to learn deepwater skills
and has the minimum ability required for safe swimming in a confined area in
which shallow water, sides, or other support is less than 25 feet from any
point in the water.
