Description
Swimmers in Rookie Patrol develop water proficiency, first aid, and recognition/rescue skills. They’ll develop individual fitness to meet a timed 100 m swim and a 350 m workout. Water proficiency skills include strokes, swimming with clothes, ready position, and feet/head-first surface dives. Demonstrating the ability to conduct a primary assessment on a conscious person, treatment for bleeding, and calling EMS are included as first aid skills.
Rookie Patrol: These swimmers continue developing front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke. Swimmers develop individual fitness to meet a timed 100m swim and 350m workout. Water proficiency skills include swimming with clothes, ready position, and feet-first/head-first surface dives. Demonstrating the ability to conduct a primary assessment and calling EMS are included as first aid skills. Victim recognition and throwing assists are other key elements of the program.