Obstacle Swimming to encourage swimmers

Providing an obstacle may seem an unusual way to encourage poor swimmers, but the impediments in several of the obstacle swims described below will actually give some support to the novice swimmer, and better swimmers will enjoy the opportunity to overcome the handicaps imposed on them.

Resistance swim-Swimmers pull boats or canoes containing a number of people. A swimmer may try to pull a canoeist paddling in the opposite direction, etc.

Towel race-Each contestant is provided with two large Turkish towels. He must hold one in each hand by a corner while swimming the course.

Carrrying the ball-Each player must carry a water polo or similar-sized ball between his knees while racing. A lost ball must be recovered, placed between the knees, and the race continued, or anyone losing his ball may be required to return to the starting point.

Paddle race-Contestants must swim by paddling the body through the water with a regular-sized canoe paddle or small oar of the rubber lifeboat type.

Obstacle race-An obstacle course is set up in the water. It may be made up of boats or canoes, floats, logs, rubber tubes, etc. Swimmers must go over, under, around or through specific obstacles as instructed.

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