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[quote=Anonymous]We had a mandatory swim class as part of PE in high school in MA. It was a drownproofing type class, not strokes. Some kids really had to work hard to pass that section. (My dad went to the same HS and swam naked on their swim team. We always chalked that situation up to the fact that it was the mid-late 1950s and figured that not everyone had bathing suits!!) When I went to Emory, we had a swim test during orientation. Nobody got out of it -- I was a lifeguard and still had to swim it! Others took swimming for their PE requirement until they were proficient. Really, everyone should learn to swim. Feeling awkward on the deck or in the locker room isn't a reason to learn a really valuable life skill! Plus, once you jump in the water, no one can really see your body. Get a good swim cap and have fun![/quote]
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