Beginning Oct. 1, Marines will qualify under five water survival levels: Basic, Novice, Competent, Proficient and Advanced.

The Marines will now have five water survival qualification levels: Basic, Novice, Competent, Proficient, and Advanced.

Dartmouth College and other elite universities abandon century-old swimming requirements for graduation, citing racial disparities in swimming ability among students.

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PARIS (AP) — A test run meant to allow ...