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About Multi-Sport Swimming
Multi-Sport Swimming Awards
Multi-Sport Survival Awards

About Multi-Sport Swimming

Our swimming programme is among the most popular in the SAR and has been running for over 22 years. The aim of the programme is to have children swimming gracefully and efficiently, with style and confidence. Classes are offered to children of all ages, from 6 months to 18 years and are taught to the highest standard by fully qualified teachers and coaches. A relatively recent, and very popular addition to our swimming programme is the masters training, for adult swimmers of all ages.

Our classes are divided into the following categories:

Parent & Babies (6 – 12 months, 13 – 24 months & 24 – 35 months)
The aim is to promote water happy babies. Parents or helpers must participate.

Pre-School (3 – 5 yrs)
Children are taught to submerge, float and swim. Parents or guardians must be in the water.

Beginner 1 (5+ yrs)
The aim is to teach children to start swimming correctly with confidence and style. Students must be water safe to join this class and confident in the water unaided.

Beginner 2
Children who can swim one length on back and front and are ready for formal lessons. Lessons take place in the deep end.

Beginner 3
Students must be able to swim at least 100 metres in freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke. The aim is to have children swimming gracefully and efficiently. Children, who progress well, are keen and make the qualifying times will be invited to join the Hong Kong Dolphins Swimming team.

Hong Kong Dolphins Swimming Team
Sessions of up to 5000+m over 1-2 hours. For more information on the Dolphins please click here.

Masters
This is intended for adults who are good swimmers and would like to improve their technique and keep fit. Participants have the opportunity to have a personal fitness profile done at the beginning of the programme and will have their progress consistently monitored.

Private lessons are available on demand, depending on coach availability.

Multi-Sport uses evaluation criteria developed by its own coaches. This helps to ensure steady progress from one class to the next, and also provides structure to each lesson and motivation to the children (to view the criteria for each level and the badges please scroll down).

It is our belief that good teachers teach swimming; excellent teachers instil a love for the water that carries on throughout life.

Swimming is available throughout the year and a number of different venues, contact us to find out where you can join our classes.

Swimming Awards

5 Meter Badge
	Stroke
	Swim 5 m on front or back
	Able to push and glide on front or back
	Some sign of arms recovering over the water
	Skills
	Be confident with face in the water
	Able to float on front and back
	Able to do a star float on back
	Able to jump in unaided
10 Meter Badge
	Stroke
	Swim 10 m on front or back
	Able to swim 5 m on the other
	Front crawl
	Signs of arms recovering over the water most of the time
	Face in the water
	Signs of breathing
	Back Crawl
	Able to kick unaided
	Signs of arms recovering over the water
	Tummy up
	Breast Stroke
	Must show an understanding of what the stroke is
	Skills
	Able to do a star float on back and front
	Able to do a mushroom float
	Able to do a Pencil/ Star/ Bomb Jump
	Able to sit or touch the bottom (shallow end)
25 Meter badge
	Stroke
	Must be able to swim 25m on front or back
	Must be able to swim 10 m on the other and breast stroke
	Front crawl
	Arms must recover over the water all the time
	Face must be in the water
	Head turning to breath most of the time
	Good strong leg kick
	Back crawl
	Arms must recover over the water all the time (if doing the distance)
	Good strong leg kick
	Good head and body position
	Breast Stroke
	Good understanding of arms
	Reasonable understanding of leg
	Skills
	Able to jump into deep water unaided
	Able to recover an object from shallow water using surface dive technique
	Retest 10m skills
50 Meter badge
	Stroke
	Must be able to swim 50m (2 lengths) without stopping on front and back
	Must be able to swim 25 meters of breaststroke
	Front Crawl
	Must have good arm recovery all the time
	Must be able to breath to the side the majority of the time
	Backstroke
	Must have good arm recovery all the time
	Must show good leg kick (toe splash)
	Breaststroke
	Must show good arm action
	Must show reasonable leg kick (slight screw kick is acceptable)
	Breathing and timing should be correct
	Butterfly
	Should be able to show butterfly leg kick
	Skills
	Able to scull for 5m headfirst
	Able to do a sitting dive
	Able to recover object from middle of pool (1.5m depth)
	Tread water for 20 seconds
100 Meter badge
	Stroke
	Must be able to swim 100m (4 lengths) without stopping- 50m front crawl 50m backstroke
	Must be able to swim 50 meters of breaststroke
	Front Crawl
	Must have good arm recovery all the time
	Must be able to breath to the side all of the time
	Backstroke
	Must have good arm recovery all the time
	Must show good leg kick (toe splash)
	Breaststroke
	Must show good arm action
	Must show good leg kick (slight screw kick is acceptable)
	Breathing and timing should be correct
	Butterfly
	Should be able to show butterfly leg kick
	Should show a weak arm stroke
	Skills
	Able to scull for 10m head first, 5m feet first
	Able to do a sitting and squatting dive
	Able to recover object from deep end of pool (around 2m depth)
	Able to tread water for 1 minute

 

Multi-Sport Swimming Survival Awards

BRONZE SURVIVAL
Clothing: Shorts and a T-shirt or pyjama suit.
	You have fallen off the Star Ferry. Swim one width with your clothes on as quickly as you can to get away from the propeller.
	You find yourself in the middle of the harbour and you grab hold of some floating wood. Remove your clothes holding onto the side of the swimming pool if you need to.
	You loose hold of the wood. Tread water for one minute.
	You are thinking of what to do next and after a minute you decide to swim to a near by ship. Swim 50m.
	You are getting tired. Float on your back for one minute.
	Demonstrate a mushroom float for 10 seconds.
	Demonstrate a starfish float for ten seconds.
	While you continue to swim you need to dive underneath some floating rubbish. Touch the bottom of the pool with your hand. Depth 1m.
	You see a boat heading for your direction. Tread water and wave an arm in order to attract attention for a few seconds.
	The boat spots you, pulls up besides you and you climb on board.. Climb out of the swimming pool unaided without using the steps.

Multi-Sport Ltd. Survival and Water Skills Test.

SILVER SURVIVAL.
Clothing: Pyjama Suit (long legs) plus a Sweat Shirt.
	You are on the Discovery Bay boat and it starts to sink. Clothed as required, jump into the water demonstrating a shallow water entry.
	As quickly as possible, still clothed as above, swim away from the boat to avoid being drawn down by suction. Swim 100 metres in under 4 minutes.
	Having swum to a safe distance, still clothed as above, tread water in an upright position keeping one hand on your head to shield your eyes from the sun whilst looking for the nearest land. (Time 1 minute.)
	Tread water for a further 3 minutes while you scan the area and decide what to do next.
	You are getting tired. Remove your clothing and make a float and use it to support yourself. (Time 1 minute.)
	Discard your clothing and float on your back for 1minute.
	You see a ship and decide to swim to it. Swim 400 metres touching the bottom of the pool four times with your hand at the 3 metre mark.
	Climb out of the swimming pool at the deep end without using the steps.

 

GOLD SURVIVAL
Clothing: Pyjama Suit (long legs) Vest, Pants , Long Sleeved Cardigan and stockings to Socks.
	Clothed as required jump into the water as for a shallow water entry.
	Swim 100 metres in under 4 minutes.
	Tread water and wave both arms above your head for 2 minutes. Discard clothing and make a float from any garment to support you for five minutes. No movement should be made other than to re-inflate the garment.
	Swim 100 metres in under 30 minutes touching the bottom of the swimming pool at the 3 metre depth 10 times with your hand and ten times with your feet.
	Leave deep water unaided.
	Note: In very cold water do not remove your clothing because it provides insulation by creating a layer of warmer water around the body. Try to avoid swimming around as it will exhaust you and hold onto a buoyancy aid until help arrives if possible.

 

MERIT
Clothing: Vest and Underpants, Long Sleeved Shirt or Blouse, Trousers, Slacks or Skirt, Long Sleeved Cardigan, Socks or Stockings and Gym. Shoes.
	Clothed as required jump into the water as for a shallow water entry.
	Swim 100 metres in under 3 minutes, still fully clothed.
	You are getting cramp. Remove your shoes and socks and massage your foot while treading water for 2 minutes.
	Tread water for a further 5 minutes.
	Remain clothed and swim 500m., touching the bottom of the pool three times with your feet and three times with your hand. Each time you should swim along the bottom for 5 metres.
	Tread water for 2 minutes waving your hands above your head to try to attract attention.
	Remove your clothes and make a float for five minutes.
	Tow your unconscious buddy for 50m.
	Demonstrate the expired air method of resuscitation.
	Place casualty in the “coma position.”