Austrian swimmer badge
In Austria , the training and examinations for the swimmer badge (also swimming badge) are carried out by the Austrian Water Rescue Association (ARGE ÖWRW). Members of the ARGE ÖWRW are the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Austria (water rescue), the Austrian Youth Red Cross ( Austrian Red Cross ) and the Austrian water rescue . The Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Ministry for National Defense also belong to ARGE ÖRWR, but they only train in the service area. The Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture is an advisory member. The ARGE is also for theLifesaving badge is responsible in Austria.
- See main article: Swimming badges
Badges and Achievements
As usual with swimming badges, the services mentioned are minimum requirements.
Early swimmers
- See main article : Early swimmers
Free swimmers
- Blue fabric badge - 1 wave on a bronze background, pin in bronze,
- Minimum age: 7 years of age
- 15 min continuous swimming in any swimming style
- Jump into the water from a height of 1 m
- Knowledge of the 10 bathing rules
Speed swimmer
- Blue cloth badge - 2 waves on a silver background, silver pin
- Minimum age: 9 years of age
- 15 min continuous swimming in any swimming style
- Head jump from 1 m or any jump from 3 m height
- 10 m distance diving after diving
- 2 m deep diving and retrieving an object weighing approx. 2.5 kg
- 50 m backstroke without arm activity
- Knowledge of the 10 bathing rules
All-round swimmer
- Blue fabric badge - 3 waves on a gold background, pin in gold,
- Minimum age: 11 years of age
- 200 m in two swimming positions (100 m chest, 100 m back)
- 100 m in any swimming style in 2:30 min
- 10 m distance diving after diving
- 2–3 m deep diving and picking up an object weighing approx. 2.5 kg
- 25 m transporting a person of equal weight (pulling)
- Knowledge of the 10 bathing rules
- Knowledge of self-rescue
ÖWR youth swimmer's license
Is an internal organizational badge of the Austrian Water Rescue (ÖWR)
- Cloth badge and certificate
- Minimum age: 14 years of age
- 50 m breaststroke in 1:05 min
- 50 m crawl swim in 1 min
- 50 m backstroke without arm activity in 1:15 min
- 50 m backstroke freestyle in 1:10 min
- Tasks of the ÖWR
- Rescue 50 m with an air mattress in 1:15 min (swim 25 m, recharge and swim back to the starting point)
- 100 m snorkeling in 1:50 min with ABC
- 100 m swimming in clothes in 3 min
- Throw the rescue ball or throw bag into a lane 2.5 m wide, at least 12 m
- Knowledge of the dangers of water and self-rescue