Cornell’s Swim Graduation Requirement has been modernized to focus on student water safety competency and promote lifelong water safety skills, over swimming proficiency, after an evaluation and recommendation by the Faculty Advisory Committee on Athletics and Physical Education. 

The updated requirement now tasks students with demonstrating their ability to safely navigate aquatic situations. To fulfill the requirement, students must complete a sequence of skills: step or jump into water over their heads, surface and float or tread water for one minute, turn in a full circle to locate an exit, swim 25 yards without stopping, and safely exit the water.

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