Rushmoor Youth Swimming - Farnborough

Farnborough Leisure Centre
Thursday's 6:30 - 8:00

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Water Safety Questions for Octopus 1,2 and 3

1. Give examples of whistle signals used in your pool with their meaning?
2. Why you should you walk and not run on the poolside?
3. How do you know where the shallow end of the pool is?
4. When would you go to the toilet?
5. If you have long hair what should you do with it before entering the water?
6. If you wear Jewellery what would you do with it?
7. When and how would you enter the pool?
8. What are the depths of your pool?
9. Who would you tell if someone has an accident at the pool?
10. What are you not allowed to do at the swimming pool?
11. What colour uniform do your lifeguards wear?
12. What should be done to equipment when the teacher has finished with it?
13. Why do we need to know which is the shallow end of your pool?
14. What should you do if the alarm sounds at your pool?
15. What should you do after you have been swimming?
16. What jewellery is allowed at your pool?
17. Who should you tell if you need to go to the toilet?

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Water Safety Questions for Goldfish 1,2 and 3

1. How would you telephone for help?
2. What are the four parts of the Water Safety Code?
3. What is the difference between swimming in a pool and swimming in open water?
4. What water hazards/dangers are there in the home or garden?
5. What water hazards are there in a park?
6. What water hazards or dangers are there at the beach or seaside?
7. What warning flags are there at the beach or seaside?
8. Why are rivers dangerous?
9. Why are canals dangerous?
10. Name some places where it would not be safe to swim?
11. Why should you never go swimming alone?
12. If you go swimming on holiday what should you do first?
13. If you go swimming at the seaside what should you do first?
14. If you go swimming at a new pool what should you do first?
15. If you see someone downing at the swimming pool what should you do?
16. If you see someone drowning in open water what should you do?
17. How can you help somebody who is drowning with out putting your self at risk?
18. What rescue services can help you at the seaside?
19. How could you reach some body that has fallen into water and cannot swim very well?
20. What would be the best aid to use to reach somebody who needs help in water?
21. What could you use to throw to somebody who needs help in open water?

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