Water Sports Merit Badge
Learn swimming strokes, water safety, and rescue techniques through hands-on practice in boardsailing, canoeing, kayaking, and rowing to earn this merit badge.
What you'll do
- Water Sense and Safety Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while participating in water sports activities and …
- Gear and Boat Safety Discuss with your counselor the characteristics of life jackets most appropriate for water sports, and tell why one must …
- Pass the Swimmer Test Before doing requirements 4 through 6, successfully complete the Scouting America swimmer test.
- Hand Signals That Keep You Safe Show the following skier signals to the safety observer in the boat: skier safe, faster, slower, turns, back to dock, …
At a glance
- Requirements
- 6
- Category
- Sports
- Eagle Required
- No
- Updated
- January 10, 2026