Swimmer (Brownie Extension)
1960 POR – Swimmer Badge (Brownie Extension)
1) Enter the water unaided.
Note: The candidate may be helped to the edge of the water.
2) Swim 25 yards.
3) Pass one of the following clauses:
a) Pick up a plate from a depth of not less than 3 ft.
b) Mushroom float with face immersed for three seconds.
c) Rolling: Make one complete turn.
4) After each of the above clauses recover to safe breathing position, upright or floating.
1961 (July) POR – Swimmer Badge (Brownie Extension)
1) Enter the water unaided.
Note: The candidate may be helped to the edge of the water.
2) Swim 25 yards.
3) Pass one of the following clauses:
a) Pick up a plate from a depth of not less than 3 ft.
b) Mushroom float with face immersed for three seconds.
c) Rolling: Make one complete turn.
4) After each of the above clauses recover to safe breathing position, upright or floating.
1964 (March) POR – Swimmer Badge (Brownie Extension)
1) Enter the water unaided.
Note: The candidate may be helped to the edge of the water.
2) Swim 25 yards.
3) Pass one of the following clauses:
a) Pick up a plate from a depth of not less than 3 ft.
b) Mushroom float with face immersed for three seconds.
c) Rolling: Make one complete turn.
4) After each of the above clauses recover to safe breathing position, upright or floating.
1973 Brownie Handbook – Swimmer Badge (Extension)
1) Enter the water unaided. Note: you may be helped to the edge of the water.
2) Swim 25 metres.
3) Pass one of the following clauses:
a) Pick up a plate from a depth of not less than 1 metre.
b) Mushroom float with face immersed for three seconds.
c) Rolling: make on complete turn in each direction.
4) After each of the above clauses recover to safe breathing position, upright or floating.
1987 (September) Guiding magazine – Swimmer for handicapped Brownies now merged into standard Brownie Swimmer syllabus.
Leslie's Guiding Badge History 