fisherdvm
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I am a little confused about the PADI's standard and have not read the instructor's manual on it. Enlighten me.
My instructor said, I could use a snorkel if I wanted to, on the swim. I chose not too, as it doesn't seem right. I probably could cut my time by 2 minutes if I could've used the snorkel. Actually, I am sure I can swim faster.... But it is just not right. Why would PADI allow a snorkel.
Second, when I did my 800 yard swim, he would not let me use my arms. If I could have used my arms with the crawl stroke, I could probably have cut at least a minute or more off my time. I didn't question it... and did fine.
Why do they allow snorkel on the swim, and not let you use your arms on the fins? What is the REAL standard?? What do other organisations require?
My instructor said, I could use a snorkel if I wanted to, on the swim. I chose not too, as it doesn't seem right. I probably could cut my time by 2 minutes if I could've used the snorkel. Actually, I am sure I can swim faster.... But it is just not right. Why would PADI allow a snorkel.
Second, when I did my 800 yard swim, he would not let me use my arms. If I could have used my arms with the crawl stroke, I could probably have cut at least a minute or more off my time. I didn't question it... and did fine.
Why do they allow snorkel on the swim, and not let you use your arms on the fins? What is the REAL standard?? What do other organisations require?