Rainbow Distance Awards

The Rainbow Awards are bright, cheerful and motivating. They are designed to give young swimmers, aged five and older, the incentive to develop their swimming abilities and stamina. 

This comprehensive collection of distance awards ranges from five metres with a buoyancy aid (Puffin) through to 5,000 metres. This range of awards is designed to motivate children to swim longer distances by increasing the distance gradually over the 19 Awards in the series. This helps young swimmers to develop their confidence, ability and stroke techniques along the way.

The Puffin Award and the Rainbow Awards have been very carefully designed to test, encourage and give swimmers the confidence to achieve their goals.

The Next Step
We would encourage attainment of the Rainbow Stroke Distance Awards following successful completion of the Rainbow Distance Awards.

Please Note: It is important that teachers, lifeguards, parents and pupils do not regard a distance award as an indication that pupils are safe in deep water.