Article updated: 10/1/2012 4:55 PM

University of Chicago to get rid of swimming requirement

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The University of Chicago swimming test required students to be able to go 100 yards using any stroke with no time limit.

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Students in the Class of 2016 at the University of Chicago won't have to prove that they know how to swim. For almost 60 years, U of C students had to pass a swim test or take a swimming course during their freshman year.