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Originally Posted by doc22584
I understand that swimming is very important, and i appreciate everyone help and suggestions. I mean it only makes sense that you have to be able to swim if you want to be a QP. Like someone said earlier, those 3 lighting bolts stand for LAND, SEA and AIR.
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TS, was that 'someone.' doc.....
x_ made a good point as well. There will be times you may have to use the 'crawl'. Most of it will be..... ohhhh how to put all this in type? Most will be with fins, more than likely, wearing a 'dry suit', other times a 'wet suit', at times, neither.
Have more here than I feel like typing. However. One example:
In Toelz, most the Teams were mountain Teams. My Team, received orders to go to Greece for Amphib/Scout swimming school. Training was a month. There was no swimming school or test when I went through SFTG.
In Greece we started everday with a 5 mile run. Several times a week, we had 'swims'. They varied from 2 miles to 5 miles, along with the other training, RB15s and such. We worked with the Greek army. When my Team and the other Team swam, we were tethered to a Greek soldier, not to mention that our instructors made a point of dropping us whatever given miles out in the 'Med,' knowing damn well the tide would be going out. I thought Greeks were swimmers/divers. NOPE. We tried towing these guys to shore. That got old after an hour and more, even on a two mile swim. The next day, we towed thier lazy asses for a mile or so, talking, yelling...... then un-hooked the 5 foot or so 'bubby line' ...... Waving buh bye.
That is a nutshell thing. It comes to..........you'd best be able to swim for hours in any conditions. If you want more on those conditions, I'm sure there are many of us on here that can fill you in.
Bottom line......... You aren't swimming a whatever stroke for a Gold Medal. You need the stamina in the water, just as you do on land. At times both!!!