Long distance swims

<googlemap version="0.9" lat="44.188605" lon="-70.675564" width="200" height="300" selector="no"> (A) 44.191467, -70.675092, Birch Rock Camp 2#FFFF0321 (B) 44.190544, -70.676256 The swimming docks 44.18922, -70.684705 2#FFFFF600 (C) 44.200517, -70.680349, Seal Rock Where Seals often start 44.198515, -70.68092 44.196854, -70.681307 44.194962, -70.681049 44.192146, -70.680706 44.190531, -70.680341 44.187515, -70.678131 44.18393, -70.675191 (D) 44.173832, -70.66844, Waziyatah 2#FF1EFF00 44.189869, -70.675878 44.190802, -70.676361 44.191856, -70.676833 44.192764, -70.67715 44.193952, -70.677692 44.194998, -70.678046 44.195237, -70.678153 44.195433, -70.678099 44.196021, -70.678373 44.197083, -70.678603 44.198448, -70.678351 44.19919, -70.67826 44.199521, -70.678341 44.200283, -70.678807 44.200806, -70.679843 44.200925, -70.68091 44.200906, -70.681661 44.200706, -70.682938 44.200456, -70.68407 44.200383, -70.684166 44.200048, -70.684231 44.19966, -70.684488 44.19926, -70.684815 44.198956, -70.685196 44.198921, -70.685534 44.19869, -70.685808 44.198198, -70.686081 44.197656, -70.686199 44.196917, -70.686098 44.196141, -70.686022 44.195679, -70.686119 44.195148, -70.686237 44.194391, -70.686543 44.193617, -70.686613 44.193179, -70.68665 44.192687, -70.686666 44.192229, -70.686462 44.19109, -70.685808 44.189898, -70.685035 44.18889, -70.684424 44.187898, -70.683726 44.186917, -70.682906 44.185982, -70.682117 44.185047, -70.681253 44.184232, -70.680363 44.183043, -70.679135 44.182505, -70.678405 44.181851, -70.677455 44.181308, -70.676613 44.180727, -70.675735 44.180073, -70.674902 44.179862, -70.674645 44.178965, -70.673765 44.177977, -70.672788 44.176988, -70.672107 44.176676, -70.672048 44.176353, -70.671657 44.175803, -70.671319 44.17511, -70.67068 44.174506, -70.670326 44.174506, -70.669865 44.174637, -70.66847 44.174691, -70.667907 44.174791, -70.667639 44.175395, -70.667671 44.176542, -70.667773 44.177607, -70.6681 44.178477, -70.668438 44.179539, -70.669066 44.180762, -70.669838 44.181778, -70.67068 44.182039, -70.670718 44.182616, -70.671206 44.183016, -70.671431 44.183228, -70.671313 44.184005, -70.67193 44.184582, -70.671973 44.184994, -70.672145 44.185521, -70.672123 44.186201, -70.672751 44.186771, -70.673384 44.187436, -70.673969 44.188236, -70.674877 44.188594, -70.675058 44.188929, -70.675337 44.189602, -70.675787 44.189874, -70.675875 </googlemap> The path of the Duck and Loon is in red, the path of a Seal in yellow, and the path of a Whale is in green. A marks Birch Rock, B the swimming docks, C Seal Rock, and D marks Waziyatah.

Long distance swims are special swimming challenges a camper may do. They are basically the badges for swimming. There are four different swims, each one with increasing distance. First there is the Duck, then the Loon, then the Seal, and then the Whale. When the Waterfront Director thinks a camper has the ability to do a long distance swim, he will tell the camper and the camper will choose if he wants to do it. The Duck and Loon can be done during the campers swimming period while the Seal and Whale are usually done in the morning because they take a longer time.

The Duck

A Duck is swimming the shortest distance across the lake, from the swimming docks to the other side.

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The Loon

A Loon is simply two ducks, a swim from camp to the other side and back.

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The Seal

The Seal is a step up from the Duck and Loon. It is more than two times as long as the Loon, being more or less two miles long.

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The Whale

The Whale is the longest of all long distance swims. It consists of swimming all the way around the lake, an uncertain distance between four and six miles.

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