When taking the Navy Physical Screening ... you get a few options on how to swim. For jobs on the special operations/special warfare side (SEAL, SWCC, diver/EOD), you must swim a stroke that ...
swimmers allow freestyle use. However, the Navy SEAL, SWCC, diver/EOD and USMC Recon programs will require an underwater recovery stroke (side or breaststroke). The combat side stroke is still a ...