Platinum Award

Level 8 – the Platinum Award – is the pinnacle of the ILSP scheme combining survival and rescue skills with advanced swimming skills, water polo and synchronised swimming.

Learning Outcomes

1. Swim 400 metres wearing a T-shirt, long sleeved jumper or sweatshirt, and long trousers or tracksuit bottoms, tread water for 3 minutes waving one arm to attract attention and 2 minutes normally. Collect a buoyancy aid and show the HELP position for 2 minutes and the Huddle position for 3 minutes, swim 200 metres with the aid within 5 minutes and climb out unassisted
2. Perform a feet-first surface dive wearing T-shirt, long sleeved jumper or sweatshirt, and long trousers or tracksuit bottoms, swim 10 metres underwater
3. Perform a head-first surface dive wearing T-shirt, long sleeved jumper or sweatshirt, and long trousers or tracksuit bottoms, swim 10 metres underwater
4. Swim 100 metres in 75 seconds
5. Swim 4 x 50 metres of individual medley within 4 minutes with correct turns and finishes
6. Perform a competitive front start that is legal for the depth of water and show a smooth transition into a 100-metre swim
7. Perform a competitive back start and show a smooth transition into a 100-metre swim
8. Swim 25 metres using an eggbeater leg action
9. Tread water while passing and receiving a ball with a partner or group, keeping the ball above the water continuously for 3 minutes
10. Synchronise with 2 other swimmers and perform a safe entry, submerge, swim 5 metres of underwater breaststroke, resurface by rotating backwards into a back layout, perform a back somersault finishing in a tub, rotate 360° and hold for 10 seconds, perform a bent knee to ballet leg hold for 5 seconds return to bent knee and back layout, torpedo scull for 5 metres