Swimming was only required if you flunked the swimming test.
by Manor76 (2019-04-09 19:58:36)

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Which I did.

Flunked it, but begged for and passed the retake
by charlottend  (2019-04-12 22:09:12)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Something about a sore shoulder from weight lifting, which was true, but 4 hours of sleep and a crushing hangover had way more to do with it.
I almost failed the swim test
by GoDomers  (2019-04-09 20:58:19)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Mind you I was captain of the my high school swimming team, and seriously considered swimming for Notre Dame, but ultimately decided against. Yet somehow Br. Louis did not like this way I swam side stroke or some such nonsense.
Yep, I failed it due to poor backstroke form.
by Giggity_Giggity  (2019-04-10 14:15:13)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I then spent a semester swimming laps while the rest of the class wore floaties.

I passed with "the most borderline backstroke ever at ND" *
by garbageplate  (2019-04-10 14:25:39)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

We heard stories about champion swimmers not
by rick  (2019-04-10 08:42:15)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

getting high scores on the swim test. Rumor was they graded it on a curve. They had a certain number of spots for the swim class to fill.