The 300yrd 14minute swim test is that done with or with out fins? And I can't say that I have actually done laps that I kept track of time but in a 50yrd pool that is six laps which seems manageable but just curious how others have faired.
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It is without fins or other aids, I'm not a swimmer and am reasonably fit and it was not an issue. You can use any strike you want as well. I did our cave 1 swim in the run at ginnie and finished with time to spare.
14mins for 300yds is really really slow, Even dogs swim faster than that. At the GUE-F level the swim test is basically just verifying that you can swim at all. The breath hold part is typically more challenging for folks (at all levels as it gets a little more demanding as you level up).
the breath hold is not a problem form me, I was just trying to quantify the swim distance and time and being that I never really swim laps and count or time I would just hate that to be something I bust on
Its probably more about pacing than anything else. Thanks for the input