I want to write an article about the hypothetical grades in swimming.
There will be 6 grades: white-yellow-green-blue-red-black (like in karate:))
Would you help me to describe each grade?
For example, if a person knowing nothing about swimming started a course to learn it, he/she has white belt. When this person is able to do what, he/she will be yellow belt? Same goes for other belts.
learn to breath into the water
balanced body position in the water
able to adjust the pace to swim 15 minutes non-stop
training with pace clock
etc.
Waiting for your interesting comments.
I didn't learn to swim until I was almost 10 (Red Cross Program) and then I went on to the swim team.
I do remember my mom taking my brother and I to "swim school" when I was really little. They had ribbons that said things like "10 yard kick and return to wall".
On my first swim team (I've only been on 2, due to a move, plus masters), I remember being really motivated to try to get the "Swimmer of the Week" patch for my jacket. Then they had AAA patches if you qualified for Far Westerns, etc. They also used to have a strip that would say:
10-un: (and then there was room for up to 5 stars)- The white stars were for A times, and the gold stars were for AA or better, and then I guess we got the AAA patch (that I mentioned above) after that.
In Masters I haven't been too big on the whole patch thing.
I didn't learn to swim until I was almost 10 (Red Cross Program) and then I went on to the swim team.
I do remember my mom taking my brother and I to "swim school" when I was really little. They had ribbons that said things like "10 yard kick and return to wall".
On my first swim team (I've only been on 2, due to a move, plus masters), I remember being really motivated to try to get the "Swimmer of the Week" patch for my jacket. Then they had AAA patches if you qualified for Far Westerns, etc. They also used to have a strip that would say:
10-un: (and then there was room for up to 5 stars)- The white stars were for A times, and the gold stars were for AA or better, and then I guess we got the AAA patch (that I mentioned above) after that.
In Masters I haven't been too big on the whole patch thing.
