Training
2. Pass the swimmer test: it gates the other eight requirements
Required Often forgotten
The Scouting America swimmer test, described in the Swimming merit badge pamphlet. Its sentence puts it in front of the requirements that follow, which is 3 through 9.
Notes and warnings
Warning. The swimmer test stands in front of requirements 3 through 9. That is everything except requirement 1, dry requirements included. Book it early.
Note. The test itself is not printed on this badge's page; it belongs to the Swimming merit badge and is set out in that pamphlet.
Where this step comes from
- Small-Boat Sailing Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 2 · States the gate as "before doing the following requirements" and points at the Swimming merit badge pamphlet for the swimmer test itself. What follows it is requirements 3 through 9.