| When you go to a scout camp for summer camp, you expect to find a place to go swimming, whether it’s a lake, or a pool. Very few places however, offer adults a hot tub to hang out and relax in each day. Our pool also offers on of the most interesting Water Carnivals ever found in a scout camp, and is getting even more interesting this year with activities going on in the fields near by to help keep everyone occupied during the event. We also gear all our instruction and activities to be fun and make all scouts feel comfortable, and confident in the water.** All Aquatics Merit Badges Require that scouts pass the BSA Swim test in order to take the badges. ** |
Aquatics Director
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Note: It is recommended that older scouts taking this badge attend the 9am Swimming MB session.
Lifesaving MB
MB’s by Appointment:
SCUBA Diving MB |
Dan is returning for his 15th year as Aquatics Director at OSR. He has extensive experience in Aquatics having served as an Aquatics Director for 28 years in 3 different scout camps. His other scouting ventures have included 15 years as a Scoutmaster, Roundtable Commissioner, district training & Camping committees, & crew leader to Philmont, Northern Tier, and Maine High Adventure Bases. Dan retired after 20 years at The Church Farm School, having worked in Residential life and coaching Soccer, Baseball & Basketball. |
Other Activities:
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Polar Bear What better way to wake up then jumping into the pool at 7am.
When: Monday thru Friday 7am to7:30 am
*Leaders need to keep track of which of their kids attend, and then hand in a list of scouts who attended 3 or more times by lunch on Friday. |
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Polar Bear Notes: Scouts in Meal A should plan on being early, and departing by 7:15am to make it to breakfast on time. Hot Tub is open to adults.
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Free Swim-> |
When: Monday thru Friday 3pm to 5pm Monday Night- 7:30pm to 8:30pm |
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Snorkeling BSA-> Pre-Req’s: Must be a Swimmer Note: This activity usually only takes 1 day, but may require 2 days to complete depending on how many scouts attend a session. |
Snorkeling Times: When: Monday to Thursday 4pm to 5pm |
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Note: Make all SCUBA CHECKS payable to “O’Donnel Diving” Discover SCUBA->
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SCUBA BSA->
Scouts learn to set up their SCUBA gear, and how each aspect of it works. This activity covers the first third of the skills a certification class would cover. Pre-Req: Must be Swimmer |
When: Tues, Thurs, or Friday *Pick which day you’d like to go 5:45pm to 7:30pm Cost: $45 *Need to sign up with Dan ahead of time so that we can order food. *Dinner is included |
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Discover SCUBA is a cheap and quick way for scouts to find out what SCUBA diving is like. It is limited to the shallow end of the pool, so that any scout can participate, no matter what their swimming ability. When: Tues or Thurs, 7:30 pm thru 8 pm Cost: $10 Covers about 10-15 minutes in the pool, depending on the number of participants. |
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Swimming & Water Rescue |
This program replaces Lifeguard BSA, as the needed certification for Aquatics activities in scouting. Participants need to be at least 16 years old. This course covers how to teach scouts to swim so they can pass their swim test, as well as the water rescue skills to be a supervisor during aquatics activities.When: Monday thru Thursday, 2pm-4pmWhat to bring: Bring swim trunks, towel, and sunscreen.
Age: must be at 16 years old and up
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Instructional Swim |
Scouts will be broken into groups based on their swimming abilities, and work on skills ranging from getting used to being in the water and putting their faces in the water, to jumping into deep water and working on fine-tuning their swim strokes for better efficiency.When: Monday thru Thursday 10:30am to Noon
Who: Anyone who hasn’t completed the BSA swim test, or wants help with fine-tuning their swim strokes.
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Water Carnival Wednesday Nights is a blast at Ockanickon’s Pool, because we have a Water Carnival that beats all others. Inflatable toys abound, and fill the pool for tons of fun here. Each competition is designed to give everyone a chance to win, not just that troop that gets their scouts from the swim team. This year we are adding field events as well, so that even if your scouts aren’t in the pool doing the main event, they have something fun to do nearby to keep them occupied. When: Wednesday Night, starts at 7:30pm How to sign up: Event Sheets will be in your troop mailbox by Tuesday Dinner. Have your SPL assign scouts to the events according to their swimming abilities. You hold onto the sheet, and bring it with you so you can keep track of who’s up in the next event.
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