Mile Swim BSA
Requirements
- Explain how regular exercise contributes to good health and why
swimming is one of the best forms of exercise.
- Tell what precautions and procedures a swimmer and escort must
follow for distance swimming over open water.
- Under the supervision of a currently qualified certified aquatics
instructor, BSA, or equivalent, participate in four hours of
training and preparation for distance swimming (one hour a day
maximum).
- Swim one mile (1,600 meters) over an approved, measured
course.
Note: Swim trunks emblem only.
Boy Scout Requirements
