11.
SWIMMING ABILITY AND PERSONAL
FITNESS
 For safety reasons, we assess each camper’s swimming ability on the
first day of each Camp session.
 From these evaluations, we determine to what extent campers may
participate in programs in and on the water.
 During the remainder of the Camp session, campers have plenty of
opportunity to improve their swimming qualifications.
 Your camper may want to practise swimming before arriving at Camp in
order to be well prepared for the first-day swim assessment.
 In addition to preparing for the swimming assessment on the first day, it
is a good idea to have your camper work on personal fitness for the
active life of Camp. Vigorous outdoor activity for three parts of every
day may be a departure from a camper’s normal routine at home.
Therefore, it is advisable to “get into shape” for Camp rather than at
Camp.