Warm Up Water Safety Activities for KS3

Students learn and practice essential water safety communication signals whilst treading water, preparing them for emergency scenarios

Experience swimming movements while wearing clothing to understand emergency situations

Learn and practice lifesaving backstroke for rescue situations while maintaining forward vision

Extended distance swimming using lifesaving backstroke and side stroke to build rescue endurance

A 100m swim combining sidestroke and backstroke to prepare students for rescue scenarios while developing stroke transition skills and rescue-ready positioning

Progressive treading water practice building endurance and technique for water safety

2-minute treading water endurance with emergency signalling every 30 seconds

Students practice and respond to essential water safety distress signals while treading water