German youth swimming pass
The German youth swimming pass was a three-stage qualification in swimming . The tests for the swimming badges could be taken by young people up to the age of 18. The German Youth Swimming Pass was developed by the German Life Rescue Society (DLRG) and in 1978 replaced the free swimmer badge, speed swimmer badge and youth swimming license (documented in the youth swimming pass) that had previously been valid in the Federal Republic of Germany . Later the youth swimming pass was also issued in the new federal states .
The examination performances were laid down in the German Swimming / Lifeguarding Examination Regulations. These are published by the swimming associations involved in the Federal Association for the Promotion of Swimming Education (BFS). The completed achievements were certified in the German Youth Swimming Pass by authorized examiners.
In the new examination regulations valid from January 1, 2020, there is no longer any separation between youth swimming badges and swimming badges. Regardless of age, the bronze, silver and gold swimming badges of the German swimming pass are proof of safe swimming. From the beginning of 2020, with a one-year transition period, no more youth swimming passes will be issued. The design of the three previous youth swimming badges was adopted for the new general German swimming pass.
Badges and Achievements
German youth swimming badge - bronze
- Jump from the edge of the pool and swim at least 200 m in a maximum of 15 minutes
- once about 2 m deep diving from the water surface with picking up an object
- Jump from a height of 1 m or take off
- Knowledge of the bathing rules
German youth swimming badge - silver
- Starting jump and swimming at least 400 m in a maximum of 25 minutes, of which 300 m in the prone position and 100 m in the supine position
- 10 m distance diving
- twice about 2 m deep diving from the water surface with picking up one object each
- Jump from a height of 3 m
- Knowledge of bathing rules and self-rescue
German youth swimming badge - gold
- 600 m swim in a maximum of 24 minutes
- 50 m breaststroke in a maximum of 1:10 minutes
- 25 m crawl swimming
- 50 m backstroke with straddle swing without arm activity or 50 m backstroke swim
- 15 m distance diving
- Deep diving from the surface of the water by bringing up three small diving rings from a water depth of around two meters within 3 minutes in a maximum of 3 diving attempts
- Jump from a height of 3 m
- 50 m transport swimming: push or pull
- Knowledge of the bathing rules
- Knowledge of how to help with swimming , boat and ice accidents (self-rescue and simple rescue by others )
Individual evidence
- ↑ German Life Saving Society e. V (Ed.): German Swimming / Lifeguarding Examination Regulations . Bad Nenndorf February 2015 ( archive.org [PDF; 442 kB ; accessed on January 9, 2020]).
- ↑ Federal Association for the Promotion of Swimming Training (Ed.): "Safe swimming ability" redefined as the primary goal of swimming training . Bad Nenndorf December 5, 2019 ( bfs-schwimmausbildung.de [PDF; 3.2 MB ; accessed on January 9, 2020]).
- ↑ DSV swimming badge. (PDF; 916 KB) Examination content. In: dsv.de. German Swimming Association, accessed on January 9, 2020 .