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Ok, Im all excited what the US Navy seals did this past week. I am going to try and swim the 500yrds on a side stroke like a navy seal. They say 8to9 min but that does not put you in front of the class. It must be done in 6:30. Only one ear travels in water. What do you think? Can you pass the test? Post your time! And we only wear a bathing suit, I believe the seals travel with just a little more weight. I'll report back with my time on Wed night.
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No way I could do that. 500 yd freestyle takes me about 9 min when I'm busting my butt. I have no idea what I'd do sidestroke, but I'm sure it would be much slower. |
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Eager to hear about your results, though. |
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We did the test with our Masters team a year ago. We have some definite SEAL potential on our team, especially with the women! Before we did the test, we all watched the Go Swim DVD: Go Swim Combat Sidestroke with Don Walsh. Don teaches the SEAL recruits and I believe he's got a 100% success rate for getting them to pass the physical test to get into the program. http://www.goswim.tv/entries/5028/go-swim-... Good luck! |
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Well I did not come close to the 6:30 500 yd side stroke. More like 11:15. Heck, It is a stroke that must take months to get precise. Well Those navy seals in my eyes are superman in our world. |
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Barbara just curious on the time you did the 500 in? Do you recall? And what were the avg. times for the side stroke. Its just hard to do. |
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Good job on testing out your sidestroke for 500 yards. I'd expect it's like any stroke...the more you practice it specifically the better/faster you'll get. |
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I believe the Physical Screening Test (must be passed in order to become a candidate for SEAL training program) is 500 yards sidestroke in less than 12.5 minutes. That's what we used as our test with the Masters swimmers. We didn't keep records, but I recall that many of our intermediate and advanced swimmers met the challenge. We watched Go Swim Combat Side Stroke with Don Walsh and practiced the special technique for a few days before doing the test. It was a fun break from regular training. |
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So true on a fun break. That was my week. 4 days of NYC news footage and off to the pool to pull off a navy seal test week. It takes months of training to perfect the sidestroke. Thanks for the info. I'm back to my 200 IM's and all the rest. I have left the sidestroke behind me.
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