MIT Graduates Must Be “Technically Buoyant” (Pun Intended)

RE: MIT Graduates Must Be “Technically Buoyant” (Pun Intended)

Former Member — Wed, 10 May 2006 13:49:01 GMT

I wish we had this at my old school. We only had to run a mile and a half in like twenty minutes. I would have loved to blow past most everyone else.

RE: MIT Graduates Must Be “Technically Buoyant” (Pun Intended)

TRYM_Swimmer — Wed, 10 May 2006 09:20:52 GMT

Current UNC-CH regs, according to my daughter, is one length swim and then stay afloat for five minutes.

RE: MIT Graduates Must Be “Technically Buoyant” (Pun Intended)

Former Member — Tue, 09 May 2006 13:52:53 GMT

What schools have proficiency in noodling as a requiremnt? (Geek you can't say Duke).

RE: MIT Graduates Must Be “Technically Buoyant” (Pun Intended)

Former Member — Tue, 09 May 2006 08:51:53 GMT

At first glance I thought this is a cinch, no problem. Thinking back 1.5 years ago when I started swimming I can understand how swimming a 100 Free non-stop would be a feat. Having had some elementary swim lessons as a kid I would have made it through but I would have been a wreck at the end. I see adults in our gym's adult swimmer class all the time who have to be taught to keep their face in the water. Like anything else, when you do it all the time you tend to forget just how difficult it can be for those who are just starting. Good for MIT. That is a good program and it will probably save one of those students lives one day.

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Former Member — Tue, 09 May 2006 08:49:06 GMT

Those weaklings! At the University of Chicago it is 200 yds. At least it was when I graduated.

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aquageek — Tue, 09 May 2006 05:10:37 GMT

UNC had this as a req also for a number of years.

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knelson — Tue, 09 May 2006 04:56:53 GMT

Are pocket protectors considered a flotation device?