In diving there are usually a list of required and voluntary dives. The judges consider the form with which the dive was executed. (Form is treated under diving.) The scale of points usually is:
Unsuccessful attempt, 0; Poor dive, 3; Fair dive, 6; Good dive, 8; Excellent dive, 10.
Swimming Test.
The all-around swimming test as practised at Bryn Mawr College in a 68-foot pool, the details of which have been contributed by Mr. Philip Bishop, Athletic Director of the Haverford School and Advisory Swimming Coach at Bryn Mawr College, is given herewith.
All-Around Swimming Test for Women
By Philip Bishop.
This test is taken in three sections: diving, plunge and object dive in one section; form and speed in another; endurance and underwater swim in the third.
Section 1.—Speed test, two lengths to be done in 44 seconds; form swimming, breast stroke, back stroke and trudgeon, or crawl stroke.
Section 2.—Endurance test, 150 yards in 3 minutes; underwater swim, 50 feet.
Section 3.—Diving, standing straight dive, running straight dive, standing high dive; fancy diving, four dives, which include jackknife, back dive and somersaults; plunge, 30 feet; object dive, must pick up 6 rings in 3 attempts.
The successful competitor must score 85 per cent to qualify as a first-class swimmer.