Posted by maddiver on August 28, 2001 at 11:34:33:
In Reply to: Re: swim test gue posted by TDI Diver on August 28, 2001 at 11:17:25:
>Bottom line surface swim tests have somewhat valid for messuring fitness levels
how does this contradict statement below? "not good for evaluating..."
>However long steady distance swimming, without the aid of fins and other swimming aid is a lot more
about technique than fitness.
How many people have the technique you posess and 400 yards is hardly long distance for true open water competitive swimmers.
>Does this mean I'm not fit to tech dive, I don't think so.
I don't think it is your type that gue is looking to weed out, physically.
>You want accurate information about cardiac fitness to dive use a cardiac stress test, not a swim test.
Is that practical?
>Your argument holds no water and nieter does the GUE requirment for the swim test if its used as a pass fail to go into the class
based on testing one cardiac fitness to dive as you say.
Wait, what did you say up top?