Difference between revisions of "Long distance swims"
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Long distance swims are special challenges a camper may do. There are four different swims of increasing distance. First there is the duck, then the loon, then the seal, and then the whale. These swims are basically the badges for swimming. When the [[waterfront director]] thinks a camper has the ability to do a long distance swim, he will tell the camper and the camper will choose if he wants to do it. The duck and loon are done during the campers swimming period while the seal and whale are usually done in the morning because they take a considerably longer time. Always during a swim the camper is spotted by a row boat for safety. | Long distance swims are special challenges a camper may do. There are four different swims of increasing distance. First there is the duck, then the loon, then the seal, and then the whale. These swims are basically the badges for swimming. When the [[waterfront director]] thinks a camper has the ability to do a long distance swim, he will tell the camper and the camper will choose if he wants to do it. The duck and loon are done during the campers swimming period while the seal and whale are usually done in the morning because they take a considerably longer time. Always during a swim the camper is spotted by a row boat for safety. | ||
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==The Duck== | ==The Duck== | ||
| − | A | + | A Duck is swimming the shortest distance across the lake, from the swimming docks to the other side. |
| − | + | ==The Loon== | |
| − | == The Loon == | + | A Loon is simply two ducks, a swim from camp to the other side and back. |
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==The Seal== | ==The Seal== | ||
| − | The | + | The Seal is a step up from the duck and loon. It is more than two times as long as the loon, being more or less two miles long. |
| − | + | ==The Whale== | |
| − | == The Whale == | + | The Whale is the longest of all long distance swims. It consists of swimming all the way around the lake, an uncertain distance between four and six miles. |
| − | The | + | [[Category:Swimming]] |
Revision as of 21:31, 17 January 2008
Long distance swims are special challenges a camper may do. There are four different swims of increasing distance. First there is the duck, then the loon, then the seal, and then the whale. These swims are basically the badges for swimming. When the waterfront director thinks a camper has the ability to do a long distance swim, he will tell the camper and the camper will choose if he wants to do it. The duck and loon are done during the campers swimming period while the seal and whale are usually done in the morning because they take a considerably longer time. Always during a swim the camper is spotted by a row boat for safety.
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The Duck
A Duck is swimming the shortest distance across the lake, from the swimming docks to the other side.
The Loon
A Loon is simply two ducks, a swim from camp to the other side and back.
The Seal
The Seal is a step up from the duck and loon. It is more than two times as long as the loon, being more or less two miles long.
The Whale
The Whale is the longest of all long distance swims. It consists of swimming all the way around the lake, an uncertain distance between four and six miles.
