Offers and courses

Swimming badge examinations

The German Life Saving Association (DLRG) holds examinations for swimming badges every Thursday in the holidays from 10 am to 2 pm.

Please note: These are only examinations; they are not swimming courses. It costs EUR 5.00 for the examination and certificate.

Each badge has the following requirements:

Early swimmers (seahorse)

• Jump from the edge of the pool and 25 m swim
• Retrieving an object with your hands from shoulder-deep water

Bronze award for young swimmers

• Jump from the edge of the pool and at least 200 m swim in max. 15 mins
• One approx. 2 m deep dive from the surface of the water with the retrieval of an object
• 1 m dive into the pool or racing dive
• Knowledge of bathing rules

Silver award for young swimmers

• Racing dive and at least 400 m swim in max. 25 mins, of which 300 m on your front and 100 m on your back
• Two approx. 2 m deep dives from the surface of the water with the retrieval of an object each time
• 10 m distance diving
• 3 m dive
• Knowledge of bathing rules and personal survival

Gold award for young swimmers (9+)

• 600 m swim in max. 24 mins
• 50 m breast stroke in max. 1:10 mins
• 25 m crawl
• 50 m back crawl with frog kick (without using your arms) or 50 m back crawl
• 15 m distance diving
• Deep dive from the surface of the water with the retrieval of 3 rings from a depth of approx. 2 m within 3 mins and max. 3 attempts
• 3 m dive
• 50 m life-saving swimming: pushing or pulling
• Knowledge of bathing rules
• Help with swimming and boating accidents and accidents on ice (personal survival and simple rescue)

Examination times

Every Thursday in the holidays
10 am – 2 pm

Finswimming

Finswimming is offered in the swimmers’ pool every Friday in the holidays from 6 pm.

During the holidays, swimmers can use fins in the water from 6 pm every Friday. Finswimming is currently the fastest way to move through water using your own muscles – you can even reach significantly higher speeds than the quickest freestyle sprinters. The classic style is striking and unique, as the body moves in waves like a dolphin. The fins make you glide through the water.