SRT-by Cameron O'Connor

        This Start of the week was amazing!  Both days Monday and Tuesday, the Keeners and I took part in SRT training.  SRT, is the swift water Rescue class.  In the class we did many educational and fun activities.  On Monday we swam all day.  In the morning we learned how to throw ropes to people in the river, and how to wade into strong currents.  In the afternoon, we went to the Death Slot and learned how to swim under and over logs.  After Monday we where all tired, but excited for the next day of SRT.  
        To the start of Tuesday, we started SRT later in the day.  The SRT group split into 3 different groups, and all ran different lines all through the day with one of the coaches.   We caught lots of eddies and did many hard moves until, ST chute.  This rapid is a big slide with a tricky entrance  with lots of rocks at the bottom.  Most of the keeners ran this rapid, but some walked to the lunch site.  Lunch was the normal hot dogs and hamburgers, however it was very good.  After our lunch we went to the body recirculating hole down the river some way.   We did a gear and body entrapments, and had tethered swimmers jump in and help each other out of the hole.  At first i was terrified to go into the hole,  however at the end of the day i had an amazing time learning SRT.