Swimming is a great way to stay healthy. In this Adventure you will have a chance to get wet while you learn the rules to swimming safely.
To earn this Adventure, you may enroll in and complete a swimming instruction program offered by an accredited instructor OR pass Scouting America swimmer test OR complete the requirements below.
Safety MomentPrior to any activity, use Scouting America SAFE Checklist to ensure the safety of all those involved.
All participants in official Scouting America activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and applicable program literature or manuals.
Be aware of state or local government regulations that supersede Scouting America practices, policies, and guidelines.
To assist in the safe delivery of the program you may find specific safety items that are related to requirements for the Adventure.
All swimming activity must be supervised by a mature and conscientious adult age 21 or older who understands and knowingly accepts responsibility for the well-being and safety of those in their care, and who is trained in and committed to compliance with the eight points of Scouting America Safe Swim Defense.
Before starting this Adventure complete the following:
During the Adventure:
Learn about the swimming safety rules that you need to follow.
Demonstrate how to enter the swimming area properly.
Using the buddy system and staying within your ability group, go swimming with your den or family for 30 minutes.
Attempt at least one swimming stroke: front crawl, restful backstroke, or breaststroke.
Jump feet first into water that is chest high or deeper.
Demonstrate how to exit the swimming area properly.
Learn about the swimming safety rules that you need to follow.
Cub Scouts will learn swimming rules through a relay race game.
Demonstrate how to enter the swimming area properly.
Before going swimming Cub Scouts learn how to properly enter the swimming area.
Using the buddy system and staying within your ability group, go swimming with your den or family for 30 minutes.
Attempt at least one swimming stroke: front crawl, restful backstroke, or breaststroke.
Cub Scouts will attempt to swim using a specific swimming stroke. Requirements 1, 2, and 3 must be completed first.
Jump feet first into water that is chest high or deeper.
Cub Scouts jump into a pool in chest deep water. Requirements 1, 2, and 3 must be completed first.
Demonstrate how to exit the swimming area properly.
Cub Scouts demonstrate how to properly exit the pool.
Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies
Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments
Managing Member Calje
David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.
President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.
Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.
