Marco Polo (game)
The children's game Marco Polo is a variant of the blind man's game , which is played as a catch game in the water. It is very common in England, the USA, Australia and South America, among others.
Course of the game
Similar to blind man's cow , another player closes his eyes. This then has the task of "catching" one of the players swimming around him by touching it. The viewfinder is based on the swimming noises of the other players. In addition, he can call “Marco”, to which the teammates are obliged to answer “Polo”. If the seeker touches such a player, it is his turn and the game starts all over again. If one of the participants is out of the water and can no longer be reached, the “seeker” can call out: “fish out of water”. He opens his eyes and whoever is not in the water gets the role of the seeker.
In swimming lessons
Marco Polo promotes continuous swimming. The children playfully stay afloat for a long time and train their stamina. It is therefore used methodically in swimming lessons. Other suitable games are water tennis and water polo .