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 ...

For the first time in two years, Cornellians are once again swimming 75 yards across the Helen Newman Hall pool in order to complete the swim test: one of two University-wide graduation requirements ...

‘Old School’ Swim Performances That Have Endured the Test of Time (Female Edition) ...

Dartmouth recently reinstated standardized testing as one of its admissions requirements. This is commendable: we must select the smartest minds. But we should not just raise our intellectual ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Since late last week, public pools have been extremely busy, but in the city of Portland, there are also some new rules for those looking to swim in the deep end, including passing a ...

SPRINGDALE -- The Every Child Swims pilot program focuses on teaching students from across the School District to swim. The initiative made a splash as 75 third graders from Jones Elementary School ...

PARIS — 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 Paris ...

Will the swim portion of this wekeend's IRONMAN triathlon be a 'win' or a 'washout?'That's something that race organizers say is too early to determine. But the ...