Merit Badge Outline For
Swimming

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Introduction Your challenge as a summer camp merit badge counselor is to see that the Scouts who attend your session have the best opportunity to learn about swimming. It is important that they have a positive experience. This lesson plan is designed to help you plan a logical, high quality program experience. You may have to use a slightly different approach in presenting the material based on your camp resources and facilities. Sign off Scouts as they complete their requirements.
Resources Be sure to utilize all the resources available to you. There are several organizations that can help you demonstrate proper swimming techniques. Utilize these resources.

DAY ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

1 Greet Scouts A. Examine all merit badge cards for the Scoutmaster's signature. Make a roster of the Scouts.
Review B. Review Safe Swim Defense with group and do a Safe Swim Defense.
Complete C. Have each Scout successfully complete the BSA Swimmer test.
Demonstrate D. Demonstrate requirement 9a, then allow Scouts to complete the requirement.
Discuss/Do E. Discuss and demonstrate requirement 9b.

2 Instruction A. Discuss and demonstrate requirements 8a-c, then permit Scouts to work on the requirements.
Demonstrate B. Demonstrate requirement 6, then allow Scouts to practice on the requirement.
Demonstrate C. Demonstrate requirement 4, then allow Scouts to practice on the requirement.

3 Practice A. Continue work on requirement 4.
Demonstrate B. Demonstrate requirement 5 and have Scouts practice.
C. Have Scouts complete requirement 9a.

4 Demonstrate A. Demonstrate requirement 7, then permit Scouts to practice it.
Practice B. Continue work on all requirements.
Complete C. Have Scouts complete requirement 9b.
Note D. Inform the Scoutmaster of any Scout who may not complete the merit badge.

5 Review A. Wrap up all the requirements. Prepare the merit badge cards for the proper signatures. If any Scout does not complete all the requirements, make sure that his records properly indicate the requirements that he has completed and that the Scout knows why he did not complete the merit badge requirements.
B. Sign all merit badge applications for Scouts who completed requirements.
C. Submit necessary records to the camp program director.

BSA Advancement ID#: Swimming

Source: Boy Scout Requirements, #33215, revised 2004

 


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