Swim test
The swim test is a bizarre Columbia College graduation requirement. It's not required for any other undergraduate school, but it's also found at other well-known schools, such as MIT.
Schedule
The swim test is held 3 times per week:
- Friday 12pm-3pm
- Sunday 3pm-4pm
- Monday 8:30pm-9:30pm
If you are unable to take the swim test, contact Ken Torrey.
Theories for the Requirement
- Manhattan is an island.
- Justification for maintenance of a pool.
- Engineers can build boats.
- Some rich donor's child drowned. (False)[1]
Training
The pool has open hours Monday through Friday 12-2pm, and 7-9:30pm, and 12-5 & 7-9 Saturday, 1-5, 7-9 Sunday. If individual instruction is needed consider joining lap swimming as a PE class, or contact a member of either the men's or women's Swimming Team who are qualified to teach swim lessons.
Trivia
- Mortimer Adler refused to take the swim test, and look what happened to him: he earned a Columbia doctorate, became a noted philosopher, and was even given an honorary BA by Columbia - six decades later
