One of the things we've decided to focus on this year is swimming. Mainly because our weeklong camp will be at Camp Hunt which is located on the west side of Bear Lake. Because an aquatics camp presents an excellent opportunity to earn many of the "water based" merit badges, we felt it would be wise to have the scouts as comfortable as possible in the water.
So once a month, starting in February, we have planned to go swimming for our scout night activity. This last week we went to Mount Jordan Middle School Pool and the scouts focused on either water based rank advnacements or the Swimming Merit Badge.
Some of the boys practices water rescue techniques, swimming 75 feet using multiple swim strokes, and being able to float in place as a resting technique.
The scouts working on the Swimming Merit Badge focused on being able to jump in the deep end of the pool fully clothed and remove the unnecessary clothing and then use the pants as a floatation device.
Everyone did very well and most passed off all the requirements needed to progress in their rank advancement or complete Swimming Merit Badge requirements except to design and complete a exercise schedule that includes swimming as one of the excercises.
Good job scouts in focusing on advancements and doing so well in completing everything possible during our scout activity.
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