k374
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Are goggles permitted for the swim test? I would rather do the swim with goggles if I can. I searched around and found conflicting answers.
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...I don't really see what banning them accomplishes.
No but I would hope to have a mask.Will you have goggles on you when you are stranded in open water?
Well ignoring that you'd have a mask and that you probably wouldn't get stranded in irritating chlorine, were this was the test where you had to retrieve your mask underwater without being able to see, well that makes sense to not allow goggles: it would defeat the purpose of the test. But the swim test has nothing to do being able to see underwater, it's just testing your basic swimming skills.Will you have goggles on you when you are stranded in open water?