- Psychologically comfortable walking around in a body of water
- Able to tread water and swim through areas deeper than your height
- Jump in and exit a body of water with only a ledge
- Be able to touch the bottom of the pool with both hands at height depth
- Be able to dive into a deep pool head first
- Be able to recover an object at the bottom of a deep pool
- Be able to jump into a body of water from a height of over 10ft
- Be able to swim efficiently and quickly for long distances (100m-1km)
- Be able to swim under water for 25m
- Be able to swim in the ocean
- Be able to rescue an uncooperative person