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Bronze Star develops swimming proficiency, lifesaving skills, and personal fitness. Swimmers who have completed Swimmer 9 Star Patrol will refine their stroke mechanics, acquire self- rescue skills, and apply fitness principles in training workouts. Bronze Star is excellent preparation for lifesaving training in Bronze Medallion and provides a fun introduction to Lifesaving Sport. The Canadian Lifesaving Manual is required for this course and is available to purchase for an additional fee.

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Bronze Star Test ItemsThe Lifesaving SocietyDemonstrate knowledge of the Lifesaving Society and awareness of its training program opportunities.Self-rescueSimulate self-rescue techniques for the following circumstances: ice, swamped or capsized boat.Wearing a shirt and lightweight pants, enter the water and don a lifejacket or PFD. Demonstrate HELP for 1 minute; form a huddle with two or more others for another minute.EntriesDemonstrate three safe entries appropriate to the environment.Swimming and lifesaving strokesSwim 25 m or yd. each of: front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke.Swim 25 m or yd. each of: head-up front crawl, head-up breaststroke.Swim 25 m or yd. each of: whip kick, eggbeater, scissor kick or inverted scissor kick.ScullingScull in ready positionScull in place for 30 seconds.Scull head-first 10 m and scull feet-first 10 m.Victim recognitionDemonstrate ability to recognize the difference between a weak swimmer and a non-swimmer.Reaching and throwing assistsDemonstrate two reaching assists.Demonstrate accuracy in throwing assists: throw a buoyant aid a distance of 5 m placing the aid within 1 m of the centre of a target three out of four times.Throw a buoyant aid with line to a victim5 m distant and pull the victim to safety.Drowning resuscitationOn a manikin, demonstrate single-rescuer adult and child drowning resuscitation including ability to deal with complications.Obstacle swimOn the instructor’s signal, swim 50 m or yd. submerging under an obstacle twice during the swim.Rescue drillOn the instructor’s signal, don a shoulder loop and line, enter the water and swim head-up to a partner or manikin located at the surface 25 m or yd. away. Tow partner or manikin to starting position.Fitness challengeComplete a 400 m or yd. fitness training workout:100 m or yd. warm-up.6 x 25 m or yd. one of front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, or lifesaving kick.2 x 50 m or yd. one of head-up front crawl or head-up breaststroke.50 m or yd. cool-down.

Age Category

All Ages

Location

AAMP - MULTIPURPOSE ROOM at AL ANDERSON MEMORIAL POOL - 4949 207 ST