Swimming in RT

[Shaza99]

I've seen the PRMC swimming requirements, but was wondering if in RT there are any more assessments and what the requirements are for them? And also how many swimming sessions they have a week or so?

Cheers

 

[Ninja_Stoker]

There are a good many weekly swimming sessions throughout training, it is becoming an increasing feature because it is excellent non-impact CV exercise which culminates the Battle Swimming Test (below) at week 9. If you fail, you undertake remedial training and it must be passed by week 17.

This is an old video, but fairly accurate I believe.

The long and the short of it is the clue to the job is in the word "Marine", meaning 'of the sea' and swimming is very much part of the job.

 

[Caversham]

The long and the short of it is the clue to the job is in the word "Marine", meaning 'of the sea' and swimming is very much part of the job.

Especially when the LC Cox'n takes great pride in beaching just back from the shore line to ensure that you get wet feet as a minimum!

Alan

 

[Illustrious]

Especially when the LC Cox'n takes great pride in beaching just back from the shore line to ensure that you get wet feet as a minimum!

Alan

You're not kidding!

 

[Grumpygroundsman]

Hi my nod is in week 15 ish and they have done a lot of swimming with it increasing in duration and pace. As already stated it' a very good low impact workout as well as being an obvious necessity for the job. Advice would be not to neglect it in training either pre prmc or indeed pre r.t. but build it into you phys.