Generations of Cornellians have participated in a unique tradition: jumping feet first into the deep-end of a pool to swim three consecutive laps. The swim test has been a graduation requirement for ...

On Friday, Nov. 10, the Cornell Water Competency Graduation Requirement was updated according to “more modern water safety competency based on industry standards.” The new test requires students to ...

On a recent Friday morning, a line of bathing-suit-clad students stood beside a campus swimming pool, waiting to jump in. They had come to persuade the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that ...

Portland’s public pools are now requiring visitors to pass swim tests before they may plunge into the deep end. The change, which went into effect June 20 when outdoor pools opened for the summer ...

Dr. Mortimer J. Adler, CC '83, received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia where he also taught for six years, authored over 30 books, and chaired Encyclopaedia Britannica's Board of Editors-all ...

If you are new to swimming and preparing for military swimming tests, you will encounter situations that have you guessing distances and times, depending on the pools where you practice and take the ...

Following the accidental drowning of Weinberg freshman Mohammed Ramzan last spring, the Northwestern crew team will require swim tests for members, University spokesman Al Cubbage confirmed to The ...

Escorted by a half-dozen handlers armed with nets, waterproof cameras and pink and blue plush terry-cloth towels, twin Sumatran tiger cubs took their swimming test Tuesday, proving they could fend for ...

It was sink or swim time for graduating college students at Shanghai University in China when the dean’s office announced Sunday that the final swim test for seniors could be done online. The decision ...

A few weeks back, my eight-year-old failed our local pool’s swimming test. It’s the one kids need to pass to use the diving board. He rushed back in tears, complaining about the unfairness of it all, ...

When taking swim tests for Navy Special Warfare or special operations, you must use underwater recovery strokes. Acceptable strokes for the entrance exam are the elementary sidestroke, the ...