I am not reading where anyone is giving him crap about wanting to score as a 'swim champ'.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but standards for an agency say if you score X on the watermanship tests you pass this portion of the DM course. As an instructor or LDS you can say, if you want to DM for me/us you need to score Y, if you score X I can still certify you.
IIRC, my examiner told us they (PADI) or he used to keep the IE watermanship records. FYI, I was not close to setting any records.
Good luck, I hope you do well.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but standards for an agency say if you score X on the watermanship tests you pass this portion of the DM course. As an instructor or LDS you can say, if you want to DM for me/us you need to score Y, if you score X I can still certify you.
IIRC, my examiner told us they (PADI) or he used to keep the IE watermanship records. FYI, I was not close to setting any records.
Good luck, I hope you do well.