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Swimming lessons in UK Secondary Schools, Year 2001 onwards

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I am interested in Swimming Lessons in recent years in schools in the UK. If you attended a UK Secondary school from year 2001 onwards I would be interested in receiving your input. Honest answers appreciated.
Have you attended a UK Secondary School (year 7 to year 11) at any time between the year 2001 and the present?
Yes
No - Thanks for your interest but please do not answer any more questions on this poll as it is not aimed at you
Were swimming lessons provided at your secondary school
Yes
No - Thanks. Please do not answer any further questions on this poll.
Are you
Male
Female
Are/were the swimming lessons
Mixed sex
Single sex
Who received swimming lessons
Those without water confidence and non-swimmers
Anyone who couldn't swim up to a minimum standard
Swimmers who wanted to improve
Available to everyone
If there was a minimum standard that all pupils were expected to reach, what was it
Able to swim a width
Able to swim a length
Up to 100 metres
Up to 400 metres
More than 400 metres
How long did pupils normally continue to receive swimming lessons
Year 7 only
To the end of year 8
To the end of year 9
To the end of year 10
To the end of year 11
Only until the minimum standard was reached
Pupils could choose to continue beyond minimum standard if they wanted to
Other
What were boys allowed to wear for swimming
School regulation briefs
School regulation trunks
School regulation swimming shorts
Own choice of swim briefs
Own choice of swim trunks
Own choice of swim shorts
Other
What were girls allowed to wear for swimming
School regulation one-piece
School regulation two-piece swimwear
Own choice of one-piece swimsuit
Own choice of two-piece swimwear
Bikini bottoms only
Other
What were the consequences for forgetting swimwear (and not being able to borrow any from a friend for example)
Had to sit out the lesson without punishment
Had to sit out the lesson with small punishment (verbal telling off, practical tasks)
Had to sit out the lesson with more severe punishment (e.g. detention)
Had to borrow swimwear from school and do lesson wearing that
Had to do lesson in underwear
Were given the option to swim nude (instead of in underwear)
Other
Was being made to swim in underwear an effective punishment in helping to make forgetting kit less likely in future
Yes - very effective
Sometimes
No - it didn't make much difference
If you witnessed others swimming in their underwear, was it (please tick all that apply)
Never saw it happen
Year 7-8 girls
Year 9 girls
Year 10-11 girls
Year 7-8 boys
Year 9 boys
Year 10-11 boys
If you saw others swimming nude, was it (please tick all that apply)
Never saw it happen
Year 7-8 girls
Year 9 girls
Year 10-11 girls
Year 7-8 boys
Year 9 boys
Year 10-11 boys
Did you personally ever have to swim in underwear
No - I never forgot my kit
No - I chose to swim naked instead
Yes - only once
Yes - a few times
Yes - many times
Yes - Year 7
Yes - Year 8
Yes - Year 9
Yes - Year 10
Yes - Year 11
Did you personally ever chose to swim naked
No - I never forgot my kit
No - I preferred to swim in underwear if I had no swimwear
Yes - once
Yes - a few times
Yes - many times
Yes - Year 7
Yes - Year 8
Yes - Year 9
Yes - Year 10
Yes - Year 11
If you chose to swim naked rather than in your underwear, why was this
Preferred to
Wanted to try swimming nude to see what it was like
The underwear I had on that day was not suitable for swimming in
The underwear I had on would had become see-through when wet anyway
I wanted to keep my underwear dry for wearing for the rest of the day's lessons
Other
If you were made to swim in underwear how did you feel
Humiliated
A bit embarrassed but not too bad
I was ok with it
I preferred it to normal swimwear
If you chose to swim naked, how did you feel about it
Humiliating, even though I thought I'd be ok with it
A bit embarrassed, but not too bad
I was ok with it
I preferred it to swimming in underwear
I preferred it to normal swimwear
If you preferred/enjoyed swimming naked, did you ever 'forget' your swimwear on purpose so you could do it again
Yes, occasionally
Yes, often
No, I didn't want to
No, because frequent offenders could be given some punishment or other (e.g. detention)
Were swimming teachers
Strict, harsh, unapproachable
Fair and reasonable
Easy going and fun
Were swimming lessons
Relaxed and fun
Focused on getting results
Harsh
Were swimming lessons successful in their objectives
Yes, they taught non-swimmers to swim
Yes, they resulted in improvements in swimming ability
Partly, most pupils could swim the minimum required distance after a course of lessons
Not really, many failed to learn/improve to the required standard
No, there was not enough focus or chance to improve beyond the basics
Other
Overall, were swimming lessons at secondary school (please tick all that apply)
Enjoyable
Beneficial
Tiring
Easy
Frightening
Horrible
Useless
A wast of time
Other
Were you water confident / able to swim before you started secondary school
Water confident
Could swim a little
Was a good swimmer
No - none of these things
Are you now
In years 7-9
In years 10-11
In years 12-13 (Sixth form either at school or a college)
Further / Higher education
No longer in education
This poll was created on 2012-11-27 04:14:35 by ezzi91