Requirement
3. Qualify with a quarter mile
Required
Swim a quarter mile without stopping, or otherwise satisfy your counselor that you are ready.
Notes and warnings
Tip. The notes to counselors allow the 400-yard swim from Lifesaving merit badge, a lifeguard course's distance swim, or regular swim-team training to stand in for the quarter mile, at the counselor's discretion.
Where this step comes from
- Aquatics Supervision: A Leader's Guide to Youth Swimming and Boating Activities (File revised April 2025), Requirement 3 · The notes to counselors on p. Ap3-7 list what may stand in for the quarter mile.