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By Bonnie Schipper, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cMy name is Bonnie and I\u2019m not going to graduate college. Unless I can learn to swim three laps in a 25-yard pool.\u201d<\/p>\n

For most Columbia students, this doesn\u2019t pose much of a problem- they hop in the water, take as much time as they need to complete the required swim test, then proceed to earn their diploma their senior year. For me, the swim test is one of my biggest concerns.<\/p>\n

I learned how to swim when I was little, but by \u201cswim\u201d I mean doggie-paddle. It\u2019s more like wildly splash around to keep my head above water, and sometimes move forward. If my life absolutely depended on it, I might be able to push two laps in my school\u2019s pool, but may finish that stretch completely exhausted and out of breath.<\/p>\n

My college, like several other elite institutions, requires that students pass a basic swim test in order to graduate. While I have an ever-growing appreciation for the sport of swimming, I have never thought it necessary that I learn how to actually swim. That is, until recently.<\/p>\n

Since the day I mailed in my deposit, I wondered why Columbia<\/strong> didn\u2019t just do away with the swim test requirement like most other schools in the country. Cornell, MIT, Notre Dame, Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, Dartmouth,<\/strong> and the University of Chicago<\/strong> are some of the few that have continued to require passage of the test in order to graduate.<\/p>\n

No one is exactly sure of the exact origin of Columbia\u2019s test- some say it\u2019s because Manhattan is an island and everyone needs to know how to escape. Others attribute it to the fact that at one time there were few public pools so people had to take swim courses in order to learn. A third story claims that the federal government mandated that undergraduate learn to swim during World War II, and the test just stuck around. I like to think that a rich alum died on the Titanic or something, but we\u2019ll never know. Nevertheless, the test remains a part of my school\u2019s curriculum, and I won\u2019t be graduating until I can pass it.<\/p>\n

While my suitemates, both members of the varsity swim team, are out enjoying their lovely 6 a.m. practice, I have made up a list of entertaining reasons for colleges to require students learn to swim before graduation.<\/p>\n

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CORNELL UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Swim three lengths of the 25-yard pool \u2013 at least one on front and one on back in as much time as you need.<\/p>\n

Why they need the test:<\/strong> If you aren\u2019t paying attention during the yacht parties you are almost guaranteed to attend after graduating from Cornell, you might slip and fall overboard in your suit. When you swim to catch up with the boat, you might as well do it in style.<\/p>\n

MIT<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Swim 100 yards in as much time as you need.<\/p>\n

Why they need the test:<\/strong> If any graduates of MIT need to know how to swim, they\u2019ll only have to make it 100 yards before one of their robot-inventions can rescue them.<\/p>\n

BRYN MAWR COLLEGE<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Swim nonstop for ten minutes, then float on your back for one minute, and tread water for another minute.<\/p>\n

Why they need the test:<\/strong> Bryn Mawr is clearly preparing its students for the Titanic Round II. They\u2019ll probably swim for ten minutes towards the lifeboats, then give up and float, then when their friends say \u201cWe\u2019ll never let go\u201d . . . bye bye Bryn Mawr.<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Swim 50 yards in one minute, then tread water for five.<\/p>\n

Why they need the test:<\/strong> In case you\u2019re ever at a beach (…nowhere near Washington and Lee) and you hear the Jaws theme song start playing, the W-L alums will be the first to swim away, then change their mind and stay in the water\u2026they paid way too much for full-day parking (and tuition) to leave early!<\/p>\n

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Swim 50 yards, no time restriction.<\/p>\n

Why they need the test:<\/strong> When World War III hits and New Hampshire is fresh out of cars (because let\u2019s face it, who lives in New Hampshire), the Dartmouth students can swim away to Boston (and reward themselves with a tea party when they get there)!<\/p>\n

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Swim 100 yards, two on front and two back, in as much time as you need.<\/p>\n

Why they need the test:<\/strong> Style, man. Style is everything.<\/p>\n

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Swim 75 yards in as much time as you need.<\/p>\n

Why they need the test:<\/strong> If it\u2019s not so we can swim to New Jersey or survive the Titanic, it\u2019s probably just to make its entire student body cry. Unless they\u2019re engineers- Columbia\u2019s engineering students apparently don\u2019t have take the test since they can just build themselves a boat.<\/p>\n

So, in other words, colleges have really good reasons for making doggie-paddling students suffer in the water.\u00a0All jokes aside, swimming is an important life skill that everyone should learn. It teaches teamwork, time management, is an incredible workout, and, as much as I like to argue it, is vital to one\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n

So if you want to reach me, I\u2019ll be in the pool, working my way towards graduating. Maybe I\u2019ll just swim to New Jersey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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