At 10:47 05/02/02 +1100, Strike wrote:


>I started doing them when I crossed over to PADI in the early 'eighties and
>the swim test requirement was for something like 300-metres in 7-minutes
>employing two different swimming stokes.

Wasn't it 200 meters in 8 minutes?   Or this is just for open water and not
for instructors?

It reminds me the swim test - when they formed the PSD team.  I was sure
that it would be nothing but found out that I had to make an effort to make
it.   I was lucky because most of the other guys were not in a better shape :-)

>But apart from any exercise benefits, there's a group of good looking
>women who meet at the pool every morning!  :-)

You Australians are very lucky :-)


Regards,

                    Kuty