Seal - Revision history

Harry at 23:46, 10 February 2016

2016-02-10T23:46:18Z

Harry at 02:38, 3 April 2009

2009-04-03T02:38:48Z

Harry at 19:21, 19 February 2009

2009-02-19T19:21:10Z

Seve at 18:10, 19 February 2009

2009-02-19T18:10:49Z

Seve: /* Swimming a Seal */

2009-02-19T18:07:45Z

Swimming a Seal

Seve: /* Swimming a Seal */

2009-02-19T18:01:34Z

Swimming a Seal

Seve: /* Swimming a Seal */

2009-02-19T17:59:12Z

Swimming a Seal

Harry at 18:28, 18 January 2009

2009-01-18T18:28:09Z

Harry at 20:32, 17 January 2009

2009-01-17T20:32:17Z

Harry at 20:31, 17 January 2009

2009-01-17T20:31:51Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:46, 10 February 2016
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	The Seal is a [[long distance swim]] that consists of swimming the length of the lake. It is more than two times as long as the [[Loon]] at more or less two miles long. It is also almost never done in [[Lower Camp]], and sometimes even [[Senior Camper]]s do not get to do it. A camper needs to show real [[swimming]] skill to be allowed to swim the Seal. Seals are often swum by a camper the year before his senior camper year, this usually meaning that he will swim his [[Whale]] next summer.		The Seal is a [[long distance swim]] that consists of swimming the length of the lake. It is more than two times as long as the [[Loon]] at more or less two miles long. It is also almost never done in [[Lower Camp]], and sometimes even [[Senior Camper]]s do not get to do it. A camper needs to show real [[swimming]] skill to be allowed to swim the Seal. Seals are often swum by a camper the year before his senior camper year, this usually meaning that he will swim his [[Whale]] next summer.

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 <googlemap version="0.9" lat="44.18799" lon="-70.674877" width="200" height="300" selector="no">
 (C) 44.191703, -70.675501, Birch Rock Camp
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 Waziyatah
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-The yellow line shows the path of a Seal.
+|caption=The yellow line shows the path of a Seal.}}
-|}
 The Seal is a [[long distance swim]] that consists of swimming the length of the lake. It is more than two times as long as the [[Loon]] at more or less two miles long. It is also almost never done in [[Lower Camp]], and sometimes even [[Senior Camper]]s do not get to do it. A camper needs to show real [[swimming]] skill to be allowed to swim the Seal. Seals are often swum by a camper the year before his senior camper year, this usually meaning that he will swim his [[Whale]] next summer.
 ==Swimming a Seal==
-[[image:DaveSRock.jpg|thumb|left|Dave stands on Seal Rock before his Seal 2007]]
+== Swimming a Seal ==
 A camper is often woken up before the morning bell to swim his Seal. If this is the case then at flag pole the whole camp may be able to see the row boat out in the middle of the lake with a tiny head bobbing behind it. Most of the time a camper starts his Seal on the aptly named Seal Rock, a submerged rock at the north end of the lake. The swimmer and two counselors row out to the rock to start. Seal Rock is about ten feet tall and goes up to less than a foot below the surface.  It is marked with a floating white bouy.
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 ==Facts==
 *Jean Hard was the first person from Birch Rock to swim a Seal.
-==See also==
+* Jean Hard was the first person from Birch Rock to swim a Seal.
 *[[Duck]]
-*[[Loon]]
+== See also ==
 *[[Whale]]

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 Waziyatah
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-The blue line shows the path of a Seal.
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 Seals take anywhere from one to two hours. The actual distance of the Seal may vary depending on how straight the boat goes for the swimmer to follow. After the camper gets to Waziyatah he is rowed back to camp. At the next meal the new Seal gets a standing [[Birch Rock Cheer]] and at the end of the summer, a Seal badge. The camper's name will also be put up on the [[plaques]] for the year in the Seals section along with his time.
-There are a two choices for the Seal swimm. A camper may swim from Seal Rock to Waziyatah (the camp at the other end of the lake) or in the opposite direction, starting from beaches of Waziyatah. A Seal can be early in the morning or in the afternoon, the Waterfront Director will decide based on the weather, personnel, calmness and temperature of the water, and of course finding a camper to swim it. Sometimes, but rarely, a whole group of campers swims their Seals together.
+There are a two choices for the Seal swim. A camper may swim from Seal Rock to Waziyatah (the camp at the other end of the lake) or in the opposite direction, starting from beaches of Waziyatah. A Seal can be early in the morning or in the afternoon, the [[Waterfront Director]] will decide based on the weather, personnel, calmness and temperature of the water, and of course finding a camper to swim it. Sometimes, but rarely, a whole group of campers swims their Seals together.
 ==Facts==

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 The Seal is a [[long distance swim]] that consists of swimming the length of the lake. It is more than two times as long as the [[Loon]] at more or less two miles long. It is also almost never done in [[Lower Camp]], and sometimes even [[Senior Camper]]s do not get to do it. A camper needs to show real [[swimming]] skill to be allowed to swim the Seal. Seals are often swum by a camper the year before his senior camper year, this usually meaning that he will swim his [[Whale]] next summer.
 ==Swimming a Seal==
+[[image:DaveSRock.jpg|thumb|left|Dave stands on Seal Rock before his Seal 2007]]
 A camper is often woken up before the morning bell to swim his Seal. If this is the case then at flag pole the whole camp may be able to see the row boat out in the middle of the lake with a tiny head bobbing behind it. Most of the time a camper starts his Seal on the aptly named Seal Rock, a submerged rock at the north end of the lake. The swimmer and two counselors row out to the rock to start. Seal Rock is about ten feet tall and goes up to less than a foot below the surface.  It is marked with a floating white bouy.
 Seals take anywhere from one to two hours. The actual distance of the Seal may vary depending on how straight the boat goes for the swimmer to follow. After the camper gets to Waziyatah he is rowed back to camp. At the next meal the new Seal gets a standing [[Birch Rock Cheer]] and at the end of the summer, a Seal badge. The camper's name will also be put up on the [[plaques]] for the year in the Seals section along with his time.
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 *[[Duck]]
 *[[Loon]]

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 The Seal is a [[long distance swim]] that consists of swimming the length of the lake. It is more than two times as long as the [[Loon]] at more or less two miles long. It is also almost never done in [[Lower Camp]], and sometimes even [[Senior Camper]]s do not get to do it. A camper needs to show real [[swimming]] skill to be allowed to swim the Seal. Seals are often swum by a camper the year before his senior camper year, this usually meaning that he will swim his [[Whale]] next summer.
 ==Swimming a Seal==
 Seals take anywhere from one to two hours. The actual distance of the Seal may vary depending on how straight the boat goes for the swimmer to follow. After the camper gets to Waziyatah he is rowed back to camp. At the next meal the new Seal gets a standing [[Birch Rock Cheer]] and at the end of the summer, a Seal badge. The camper's name will also be put up on the [[plaques]] for the year in the Seals section along with his time.
-[[image:DaveSRock.jpg|thumb|left|Dave stands on Seal Rock before his Seal 2007]]
-There are a lot of possibilities about how a camper can swim his Seal. He may swim from Seal Rock to Waziyatah (the camp at the other end of the lake) or in the opposite direction, starting from Waziyatah. A Seal can be early in the morning or in the afternoon. Sometimes a whole group of campers swims their Seals together.
+There are a two choices for the Seal swimm. A camper may swim from Seal Rock to Waziyatah (the camp at the other end of the lake) or in the opposite direction, starting from beaches of Waziyatah. A Seal can be early in the morning or in the afternoon, the Waterfront Director will decide based on the weather, personnel, calmness and temperature of the water, and of course finding a camper to swim it. Sometimes, but rarely, a whole group of campers swims their Seals together.
 ==Facts==

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-The Seal is a [[Long Distance Swim]] that consists of swimming the length of the lake. It is more than two times as long as the [[Loon]] at more or less two miles long. It is also almost never done in [[Lower Camp]], and sometimes even [[Senior Camper]]s do not get to do it. A camper needs to show real [[swimming]] skill to be allowed to swim the Seal. Seals are often swum by a camper the year before his senior camper year, this usually meaning that he will swim his [[Whale]] next summer.
+The Seal is a [[long distance swim]] that consists of swimming the length of the lake. It is more than two times as long as the [[Loon]] at more or less two miles long. It is also almost never done in [[Lower Camp]], and sometimes even [[Senior Camper]]s do not get to do it. A camper needs to show real [[swimming]] skill to be allowed to swim the Seal. Seals are often swum by a camper the year before his senior camper year, this usually meaning that he will swim his [[Whale]] next summer.
 ==Swimming a Seal==
 A camper is often woken up before the morning bell to swim his Seal. If this is the case then at flag pole the whole camp may be able to see the row boat out in the middle of the lake with a tiny head bobbing behind it. Most of the time a camper stars his Seal on the aptly named Seal Rock, a submerged rock at the north end of the lake. The swimmer and two counselors row out to the rock to start. Seal Rock is about ten feet tall and goes up to less than a foot below the surface.

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 A camper is often woken up before the morning bell to swim his Seal. If this is the case then at flag pole the whole camp may be able to see the row boat out in the middle of the lake with a tiny head bobbing behind it. Most of the time a camper stars his Seal on the aptly named Seal Rock, a submerged rock at the north end of the lake. The swimmer and two counselors row out to the rock to start. Seal Rock is about ten feet tall and goes up to less than a foot below the surface.
-Seals take anywhere from one to two hours. The actual distance of the Seal may vary depending on how straight the boat goes for the swimmer to follow. After the camper gets to Waziyatah he is rowed back to camp. At the next meal the new Seal gets a standing [[Birch Rock cheer]] and at the end of the summer, a Seal badge. The camper's name will also be put up on the [[plaques]] for the year in the Seals section along with his time.
+Seals take anywhere from one to two hours. The actual distance of the Seal may vary depending on how straight the boat goes for the swimmer to follow. After the camper gets to Waziyatah he is rowed back to camp. At the next meal the new Seal gets a standing [[Birch Rock Cheer]] and at the end of the summer, a Seal badge. The camper's name will also be put up on the [[plaques]] for the year in the Seals section along with his time.
 There are a lot of possibilities about how a camper can swim his Seal. He may swim from Seal Rock to Waziyatah (the camp at the other end of the lake) or in the opposite direction, starting from Waziyatah. A Seal can be early in the morning or in the afternoon. Sometimes a whole group of campers swim their Seals together.