Water Safety

How should you safely enter the water of a pool?

• dive in

• sit, twist and slide

• jump in

• bomb

What are the 4 main swimming strokes?

• Survival Backstroke, Breaststroke, Backstroke, Sidestroke

• Survival Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle, Sidestroke

• Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle,

  Butterfly

• Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle,

  Survival Backstroke

Which 2 strokes are the main survival strokes?

• Backstroke & Breaststroke

• Breaststroke & Survival Backstroke

• Sidestroke & Freestyle

• Sidestroke & Survival Backstroke

What are 3 key skills you should do to remain afloat in a hazardous situation?

• doggy paddle

• float

• scull

• treadwater

Why would you use a feet first entry into deep water?

• It allows the feet to feel for unseen obstacles below the surface.

• It is safer than a head first entry, especially when the water has debris floating on it.

• Both A&B

Which rescues below are examples of non-swimming rescues?

• Reach

• Throw

• Tow

• Wade

Which of the examples below are an example of swimming rescues?

• Swim

• Wade

• Tow

• Throw

If you get into trouble in the water, how do you attract attention?

• Wave one arm in the air like you're waving hello.

• Raise one arm in the air with a clenched fist.

• scream & shout

• float on your back and signal nothing.

Where should you swim at the beach as a swimmer?

• between the red flags.

• between the blue flags.

• between the red & yellow flags.

• between the white flags.

Answer explanation

Any beach can be dangerous. Beach-goers should be careful and always swim between the red and yellow flags, which indicate that the beach is patrolled.

f you are swimming at the beach and get caught in a rip, what should you do?

• Panic, scream & shout

• swim parallel to the shore for 40 or 50 metres. Return to the shore where the waves are breaking, parallel to the rip as a weak swimmer.

• swim at a 45 degree angle across the rip in the same direction as the side current if a strong swimmer

• All the above