Swimming Merit Badge

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Across
  1. 3. A life-saving position that reduces heat loss while wearing a life jacket.
  2. 4. Painful tightening of a muscle while swimming.
  3. 5. The body becoming dangerously cold.
  4. 8. Water moving in one direction in a river.
  5. 9. The safest type of rescue when someone is close enough to reach.
  6. 11. Water that cannot be seen through clearly.
  7. 13. Loss of body water caused by not drinking enough fluids.
Down
  1. 1. A rescue method using a rope or flotation device instead of entering the water.
  2. 2. A serious overheating emergency.
  3. 6. A dangerous current that pulls swimmers away from shore.
  4. 7. A painful skin injury caused by too much sun.
  5. 10. Swimming should always be done with one of these.
  6. 12. The position used by a group wearing life jackets to conserve body heat.