Dartmouth College and other elite universities abandon century-old swimming requirements for graduation, citing racial disparities in swimming ability among students.

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 ...

The Marines will now have five water survival qualification levels: Basic, Novice, Competent, Proficient, and Advanced.

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 ...

Subject: Race on Campus: Why Colleges Are Dropping Their Swim Tests Welcome to Race on Campus. At one point or another, about a quarter of American colleges required students to pass a swim test.

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 ...

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 ...

PARIS (AP) — A test run meant to allow Olympic athletes to familiarize themselves with the marathon swimming course in the Seine River was canceled Tuesday over concerns about water quality in the ...