Swimming Badges for
Children and Adults

If you can swim, you should show it! A Seahorse badge, like all other swimming badges, can be worn with pride. They show how well you can swim and that you practised hard to pass the exams for the badges.

Dates

Interested in a swimming badge? Swimming badge exams can be taken at any time during the opening hours of the public pool. Depending on how busy it is, there may be some restrictions. During the week, the municipal lifeguards are available, and at weekends our volunteers from Wasserwacht Unterhaching. No prior registration is necessary. Please enquire at the watch station at the pool beforehand.

Seahorse (Early Swimmer)

The Seahorse swimming badge, also called Early Swimmer, for young beginners.
Requirements for the Seahorse badge:
- Jump from the pool edge followed by 25m swimming in one stroke style in prone or supine position. (Basic form, visibly exhaling into the water while swimming in prone position)
- Retrieve an object from shoulder-deep water with hands (shoulder depth relative to the examinee)
- Knowledge of swimming rules

German Swimming Badge Bronze (DSA-Bronze), Freestyler

Requirements for the German Swimming Badge Bronze:
- Head-first dive from the pool edge and 15 minutes of swimming. During this time, at least 200m must be covered, of which 150m in prone or supine position in a recognisable swimming style and 50m in the other body position (change of body position during swimming on the lane without holding on).
- One dive to approx. 2m depth from the water surface, retrieving a small object (e.g. small diving ring).
- A cannonball jump from the starting block or 1m board.
- Knowledge of swimming rules

German Swimming Badge Silver (DSA-Silver)

Requirements for the German Swimming Badge Silver:
- Head-first dive from the pool edge and 20 minutes of swimming. During this time, at least 400m must be covered, of which 300m in prone or supine position in a recognisable swimming style and 100m in the other body position.
- Two dives to approx. 2m depth from the water surface, each time retrieving a small object.
- 10m distance diving with push-off from the pool wall underwater.
- One jump from 3m height or 2 different jumps from 1m height.
- Knowledge of swimming rules and self-rescue behaviour (e.g. behaviour when exhausted, relieving cramps).

German Swimming Badge Gold (DSA-Gold)

Requirements for the German Swimming Badge Gold:
- Head-first dive from the pool edge and 30 min swimming. During this time at least 800m must be covered, of which 650m in prone or supine position in a recognisable swimming style and 150m in the other body position.
- Racing start and 25m front crawl.
- Racing start and 50m breaststroke in no more than 1:15 minutes.
- 50m backstroke with frog kick without arm movement or backstroke crawl.
- 10m distance diving from swimming position (without push-off from pool wall).
- Diving from the water surface, retrieving three small objects from approx. 2m depth within 3 minutes with a maximum of 3 diving attempts.
- One jump from 3m height or 2 different jumps from 1m height.
- 50m transport swimming: pushing or pulling.
- Knowledge of: swimming rules, assistance in swimming, boating and ice accidents (self-rescue and simple third-party rescue).

Water Rescue Snorkelling Badge

Requirements for the Water Rescue Snorkelling Badge:
- Minimum age 8 years
- German Youth Swimming Badge Silver
- 200m fin swimming without time limit, 100m in prone position - 100m in supine position
- 100m snorkel swimming without racing start with basic equipment. During this, diving down four times and retrieving one small diving ring each time. Water no deeper than 2.50m
- Diving to 1.80m to 2.50m depth - removing diving mask, putting it back on, surfacing with clear mask
- 50m rescue swimming (towing) with fins using armpit grip (partner without fins)
- Knowledge of: breathing, hyperventilation, and pendulum breathing - water pressure and water temperature
- Knowledge of: causes and recognition of injuries to cranial cavities
- Knowledge of basic equipment, snorkelling technique: diving mask, fins, snorkel properties, effects, care