Training
3. Pass the swimmer test: it gates requirements 4 through 6
Required Often forgotten
The Scouting America swimmer test, described in the Swimming merit badge pamphlet. It names 4 through 6, so requirements 1 and 2 are outside it.
Notes and warnings
Warning. The gate names requirements 4 through 6. Requirements 1 and 2 (six lettered parts, including the Water Sports Safety Code and life jacket fitting) are open to you before you take the swimmer test.
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
- Water Sports Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 3 · Names requirements 4 through 6 as what the swimmer test comes before, and points at the Swimming merit badge pamphlet for what the test is. Because it counts them out, requirements 1 and 2 are unambiguously outside the gate.