Stage 1
Yellow cap
Water confidence, safe entry and exit, 5-second floats, 10m front and 5m back swimming, distress signals and a dressed PFD float.
SwimSafer 2.0 Stage Finder
Find a cautious SwimSafer starting stage from observed swimming skills, explore four Singapore pools and ask our head coach to confirm your child's placement.
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What each SwimSafer stage develops
This suggests a stage to learn, not a stage completed. It is not an official assessment, pass, certificate or enrolment guarantee. Our head coach must confirm placement.
Answer only from previously observed, supervised swimming. Do not conduct home tests, dive, practise clothed survival or enter deep water to answer this questionnaire. Choose Not sure if you have not observed a skill.
New to water? Begin with coach-supported water confidence before assuming any Stage 1 skills. Mixed strengths or an unobserved survival skill mean we suggest the earliest stage needing work, not the furthest distance swum. Children who appear to meet Gold need advanced coach review, not an invented Stage 7.
Cap colours are Oyougu Aquatics’ visual stage identifiers, not an official SwimSafer cap designation or endorsement.
Stage 2
Orange cap
25m front and 15m back swimming, 10-second floats, 30-second support, object recovery, survival strokes and a 25m dressed PFD swim.
Stage 3
Green cap
Continuous 25m front crawl plus 25m backstroke, survival strokes, sculling, 50-second support, underwater hoops and fitting a PFD in water.
Stage 4 (Bronze)
Blue cap
Continuous 100m across four strokes, compact jump, surface dive, 2-minute support, 3-minute dressed survival swimming and flotation-aid rescue.
Stage 5 (Silver)
Purple cap
Timed 50m front crawl ≤1:30, breaststroke ≤1:50 and backstroke ≤1:40, sidestroke, dolphin kick and dressed PFD/H.E.L.P. survival skills.
Stage 6 (Gold)
Black cap
Timed 100m front crawl ≤3:00, breaststroke ≤4:00 and backstroke ≤3:20, butterfly, survival strokes and making and using a clothing float.
These are practical ability observations, separate from the SwimSafer theory practice quizzes. Knowledge quiz scores are not evidence of swimming ability. Only answer Yes if all skills in a question have previously been observed with appropriate supervision; Not sure never advances the recommendation.
Choose a pool to explore potential time slots: Bishan · Delta · Jalan Besar · Teck Ghee. Listed levels and seats are pooled, so the head coach must confirm the actual stage class and availability.
Source: ActiveSG SwimSafer 2.0 Instructor’s Manual block plan, updated 1 July 2025. This school questionnaire is not an official assessment. Full stage guides explain the individual sequences and standards.