⭐ ILSP Unique Series

Shark Series (1–3)

Elite swimming, lifesaving rescue techniques and competitive starts. Long-distance swims, individual medley, specialist strokes and diving. No aids throughout — clothing required for specific criteria.

1

Shark 1

✓ No aids 👕 Clothing for criterion 2
Criterion 2 requires the swimmer to wear a t-shirt in the water.
  1. 1Shout and signal rescue at 5m.
  2. 👕Slide-in entry, swim 10m in t-shirt, tread water 30 seconds, remove t-shirt, climb out.
  3. 35m front stroke, head-first surface dive, swim 5m underwater.
  4. 45m front stroke, feet-first surface dive, swim 5m underwater.
  5. 5Swim 50m recognised front stroke (first choice).
  6. 6Swim 50m back crawl.
  7. 7Swim 25m recognised front stroke (second choice).
  8. 8Swim 25m Old English backstroke.
  9. 9Swim 25m front crawl bilateral breathing.
  10. 10Kneeling dive.
2

Shark 2

✓ No aids 👕 Clothing for criteria 3 & 7
Criteria 3 and 7 require the swimmer to wear a t-shirt and shorts in the water.
  1. 1Reaching rescue to casualty 2m from side.
  2. 2Throw buoyant aid 3m to target.
  3. 👕Step-in entry, swim 10m in t-shirt and shorts, tread water 1 min, swim 5m, surface dive, swim 3m underwater, surface, climb out.
  4. 4Swim 75m — 3 recognised strokes, smooth transitions, correct turns.
  5. 5Scull head first 20m.
  6. 6Swim 10m butterfly.
  7. 👕Swim 20m sidestroke in t-shirt and shorts.
  8. 8Plunge dive (or shallow water equivalent).
  9. 9Swim 4×1 width individual medley with correct transitions.
  10. 10Backward somersault.
3

Shark 3

✓ No aids 👕 Clothing for criterion 2
Criterion 2 requires the swimmer to wear a t-shirt and shorts in the water, removing them during the sequence.
  1. 1Throw rope over 5m.
  2. 👕Straddle entry, swim 25m in t-shirt and shorts, tread water or scull 1 min, tread water 1 min waving one arm, surface dive, swim 5m underwater, surface, remove clothing.
  3. 3Swim 100m recognised front stroke with start, turns and finish (first choice).
  4. 4Swim 50m recognised front stroke with start, turns and finish (second choice).
  5. 5Swim 100m back crawl with start, turns and finish.
  6. 6Swim 25m fourth recognised stroke.
  7. 74×1 length individual medley with correct transitions.
  8. 8Competitive start for 2 separate strokes.
  9. 9Swim 50m sidestroke or Old English backstroke.
  10. 10Head-first surface dive, pick up sinkable object from 1.5m depth.