Material: Embroidered cloth.
Size: 35 x 35 mm.
Description: A vintage United Kingdom Boy Scouts Swimmer proficiency badge earned for water mastery skills. The central vignette features a dynamically posed diver wearing black trunks, stitched in clean cream-white thread as they execute a high-arched backward or swan-style entry pose against a woven blue fabric background representing water. Encircling the central aquatic figure is a vibrant green horseshoe-shaped frame displaying the uppercase stitched inscriptions "BOY" across the top and "SCOUTS" along the lower half. The entire round emblem is tightly locked together by a fully bound, dark blue overlocked protective border to ensure it could be sewn directly onto a uniform sleeve or camp blanket.
Circa: 1940s-1960s
Notes:
This badge represents the Swimmer proficiency award, connected with practical swimming ability, water confidence, and basic safety skills. The design is direct and skill-led, in keeping with the early Scout proficiency badge system.