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The Mutual of Omaha B-T 500 Swimming Award test is open
to any swimmer. Swimmers need not be students at Brownell-Talbot school or
participating in swimming programs at the B-T pool. Swimmers of every age
are welcome to take the test and earn the award.
Receipt of the B-T 500 Swimming Award signifies mastery
of exceptional swimming skills. Swimmers who take the test must complete
the following three swims within 12 minutes:
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Swim a continuous 200 yards (8 lengths) crawl stroke
with side breathing.
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Swim a continuous 200 yards (8 lengths) backstroke.
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Swim a continuous 100 yard individual medley (1 length
each of the four competitive strokes in the following order:
butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle).
Upon successful completion of these distances - no
special dives or turns are required, participants will receive a B-T 500 medal
and t-shirt.
Contact the B-T Aquatics office at 402-556-1205 to
schedule your test. The test is usually given on Monday evenings.
Alternate days and times may be availalbe If you would like to bring in a group
of swimmers to take the challenge. The registration fee is $10 per
swimmer.
Not ready for the B-T 500? See our other
swimming awards.
Thanks for choosing B-T Aquatics. We
swim for good times! See you at the pool.
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see a Mutual of Omaha promotional video shot in the Brownell-Talbot Pool
featuring B-T Raider, Karen Criss:
Live Breathe Swim
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