SRT Defensive & Aggressive Swimming 2

Question 1

When approaching a strainer while in the defensive swim position, what is the correct immediate action?

Accepted Answer

Roll onto your stomach and aggressively swim toward the strainer, then climb over it

Answer

When a strainer is unavoidable, immediately roll to your stomach and aggressively swim at it, using the current's force to help push yourself up and over the obstacle.

Question 2

Which body position best describes the correct defensive swimming posture?

Accepted Answer

On your back, feet downstream, toes at the surface, arms out for steering

Answer

The defensive position keeps you on your back with feet downstream and toes up so feet absorb rock impacts and you can see and react to downstream hazards.

Question 3

A swimmer in defensive position wants to move laterally across the current to reach an eddy. What is the correct technique?

Accepted Answer

Roll to aggressive position and angle their body to ferry-swim toward the eddy

Answer

To ferry toward an eddy, the swimmer transitions to aggressive position and angles their body at roughly 45 degrees to the current, swimming hard to cross into the eddy.

Question 4

What is the primary danger of keeping your feet downstream during defensive swimming in shallow, rocky water?

Accepted Answer

Foot entrapment can occur if a foot lodges between rocks under the current's force

Answer

In shallow rocky water, a foot that catches between rocks can trap the swimmer against the current's force, causing a foot entrapment — a life-threatening situation.

Question 5

During aggressive swimming, why should a swimmer keep their head up rather than using a traditional freestyle head-down stroke?

Accepted Answer

The swimmer must continuously sight downstream hazards and navigation targets

Answer

In aggressive river swimming, keeping the head up allows continuous visual assessment of downstream hazards, eddies, and rescue points — situational awareness is critical.

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SRT Defensive & Aggressive Swimming 2