Department of Physical Education

Department of Physical Education Swimming

Survival Swimming (PE320)

Course Director: Mr. John McVan

A cadet's water entry with combat gear

A cadet jumping off the high dive

Cadets in survival swimming

Cadets in the waves

A cadet entering the pool with rifle

The Survival Swimming Program is a 19 lesson required course offering, designed to develop theatre specific survival swimming proficiency. Offered as part of five different progressive delivery systems based on entry level ability (PE109, PE320, PE321, PE322, PE323); the course syllabus is divided into two curriculum tracks: basic stroke development and combat survival swimming. Emphasis is universally focused on elements of conditional acclimatization (both flat water and surf), breath control, basic locomotion, buoyancy positions, stroke instruction/refinement, and the development of sound “real world” analysis and decision making when faced with operational water survival implications.

*Lesson*	*Subject Matter*

1	Orientation, 150yd Swim Validation, Rudimentary Skills Introduction
2	Sculling/Finning, Buoyancy Progressions, Survival Floating, Treading Water
3	Survival Gate # 1, Elementary Backstroke Intro, Skill Conditioning
4	Elementary Backstroke Benchmark, Freestyle Breathing/Balance Drills
5	Freestyle Full Stroke Reps, Stroke Specific Conditioning
6	Freestyle Benchmark, Breastroke Intro, Stroke Specific Conditioning
7	Breastroke Benchmark, Intro Sidestroke, Underwater Swimming Intro
8	Sidestroke Benchmark, ACU Swimming, Bob & Travel Intro
9	Stroke Continuation Option, Equipment Intro: Bottom/Surface Options
10	Bob & Travel, Wet Carry Progressions, Skill Combo Iterations
11	Survival Gate # 2, Clothing Inflation Progressions, Tower Intro
12	Wave Pool Introduction, ACU Swimming, Equipment Options, Wave Combo's
13	Army Water Survival Swim Test, Survival Gate # 3 Progressions
14	Survival Gate # 3, 10 meter optional entry, ACU specific conditioning
15	Tactical Swim Training, Mask/Snorkel/Fins, Catch-Up Option
16	Personal Water Safety, Active/Passive Options, Defenses/Escapes, Tows/Carries
17	5 Minute ACU Survival Swim, Survival Gate # 4 Lead-Ups
18	Survival Gate # 4
19	10 Minute Swim, Benchmark Finalization, Course Summation

Survival Swimming Course Syllabus.doc

Combat Water Survival Swimming Lab Overview .docx

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