What are the PADI DM swimtest requirements?

[scubasean]

I know it is a 400yd free swim, an 800 yd snorkle and fins, a 15 min tread, and a 100yd tired diver tow, but have no clue how many points are awarded for how many minutes.

I also know you have to score twelve or more pts...

I'd appreciate some kind soul telling me the timing info I don't have.

Thanks!

Sean

 

[Kriterian]

I know it is a 400yd free swim, an 800 yd snorkle and fins, a 15 min tread, and a 100yd tired diver tow, but have no clue how many points are awarded for how many minutes.

I also know you have to score twelve or more pts.

Sean

Here you go:

400 yard swim

(no aids such as fins, snorkel or mask using any stroke or combo of strokes)

6 minutes or less = 5 pts
6 - 8 minutes = 4 pts
8 - 10 minutes = 3 pts
10 - 12 minutes = 2 pts
12 minutes = 1 pt

15 minute water tread

(using no aids, hands must be out of water for last 5 minutes)

Perform satisfactorily = 5 pts
Stayed afloat but hands not out of water for 2 mins = 3 pts
Used side or bottom but no more than twice = 1 pt

800 yard timed snorkel swim

(using mask, fin, and snorkel but no BC/floatation aid, face in water without using arms to swim, nonstop)

13 minutes or less = 5 pts
13 - 15 minutes = 4 pts
15 - 17 minutes = 3 pts
17 - 19 minutes = 2 pts
Over 19 minutes = 1 pt

100 yard rescue diver tow

(wearing full scuba, push or tow diver 100 yards nonstop)

2 minutes or less = 5 pts
2 - 3 minutes = 4 pts
3 - 4 minutes = 3 pts
4 - 5 minutes = 2 pts
Over 5 minutes = 1 pt

You must score 12 out of possible 20 points to pass these tests.

 

[Xanthro]

The water tread is really affected by the person's bouyancy. I'm negatively bouyant in fresh water, and finding treading water much harder than swimming.

Xanthro

 

[alemaozinho]

my little sister scored 18 points on the dm swim tests,

 

[scubasean]

Here you go:

400 yard swim

(no aids such as fins, snorkel or mask using any stroke or combo of strokes)

6 minutes or less = 5 pts
6 - 8 minutes = 4 pts
8 - 10 minutes = 3 pts
10 - 12 minutes = 2 pts
12 minutes = 1 pt

15 minute water tread

(using no aids, hands must be out of water for last 5 minutes)

Perform satisfactorily = 5 pts
Stayed afloat but hands not out of water for 2 mins = 3 pts
Used side or bottom but no more than twice = 1 pt

800 yard timed snorkel swim

(using mask, fin, and snorkel but no BC/floatation aid, face in water without using arms to swim, nonstop)

13 minutes or less = 5 pts
13 - 15 minutes = 4 pts
15 - 17 minutes = 3 pts
17 - 19 minutes = 2 pts
Over 19 minutes = 1 pt

100 yard rescue diver tow

(wearing full scuba, push or tow diver 100 yards nonstop)

2 minutes or less = 5 pts
2 - 3 minutes = 4 pts
3 - 4 minutes = 3 pts
4 - 5 minutes = 2 pts
Over 5 minutes = 1 pt

You must score 12 out of possible 20 points to pass these tests.

Gracias!

Sean

 

[jepuskar]

My non-swimmer arse had more than 12 points by the time I got to the 400yd swim, so all I had to do was finish..which I did in like 14 minutes....

Kriterian, did PADI recently change how the points are awarded? When I took DM last year at this time, the last 2 minutes with your hands out of water for the tread was required for 5 points...I swam the 400 in 14 minutes and got a 2 I think.

just curious

 

[orangeBloke]

Just in case anyone is planning to do their DM in a country that uses the metric system, you'll have to swim a bit further as the distances are in metres instead of yards. Then again you do get a bit more time. If anyone's interested the metric versions are:

400 Meter Swim

• Under 6 min. 30 sec = 5 pts
• 6 minutes 30 seconds to 8 minutes 40 seconds = 4 pts
• 8 minutes 40 seconds to 11 minutes = 3 pts
• 11 to 13 minutes = 2pts
• more than 13 minutes = 1pt
• stopped = incomplete

15 Minute Tread
15 minute tread water with hands, not arms, out of the water for the last 2 minutes.

• Performed satisfactorily = 5pts
• Stayed afloat, but hands not out of the water entire 2 minutes = 3 pts
• Used side/bottom for momentary support no more than twice = 1pt
• Used side/bottom for support more than twice = incomplete

800 Meter Snorkel Swim

• Under 14 minutes = 5 pts
• 14 to 16 minutes 30 seconds = 4 pts
• 16 minutes 30 seconds to 18 minutes 30 seconds = 3 pts
• 18 minutes 30 seconds to 21 minutes = 2 pts
• more than 21 minutes = 1 pt
• stopped = incomplete

100 meter Tired Diver Tow

• Under 2 minutes 10 seconds = 5pts
• 2 minutes 10 seconds to 3 minutes 15 seconds = 4pts
• 3 minutes 15 seconds to 4 minutes 20 seconds = 3pts
• 4 minutes 20 seconds to 5 minutes 30 seconds = 2pts
• More than 5 minutes 30 seconds = 1 pt
• Stopped = incomplete

Again you'll need a minimum of 12 out of 20 to pass the tests. I'm almost sure that all 4 test have to be passed so you can't get 4 on three of them and flunk the last one.

 

[HammerNoMore]

my little sister scored 18 points on the dm swim tests,

She beat me by 1 point . We did all of our tests in a pool, which IMHO takes way too much time off the 100 and 800. For the 400 I did flip turns so it was no biggie.

James

 

[Tobagoman]

Go figure! When I did my 400 yd swim I completed it in 12:28 and was told I failed it and had to repeat it and do it under 12:00 minutes (which I did). I figured since I had the 12 points already from the other tests all I had to do was complete the swim, so I swam with just my legs because I was exhausted from doing the other portions. I was wrong and had to come back and do it again.

 

[TwoBitTxn]

Encouragements,

Try not to do all you swims in the same day. Practice. I wasn't concerned about passing so I did the big ones first. I also did my swims in a lake.

TwoBit