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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 2 Dec 2012

    You aced Philosophy 101, but how's your backstroke? Some U.S. colleges make you pass a swim test before graduating.http://on.wsj.com/Vk3my0 

    8:04 AM - 2 Dec 2012
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      2. Melissa Davies‏ @MeliDavies 3 Dec 2012
        Replying to @WSJ

        RT @WSJ You aced Chem 101, but how's your backstroke? Some U.S. colleges make you pass a swim test before graduating. http://on.wsj.com/Vk3my0 

        3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Katie Burakowski‏ @SportySpicePhD 3 Dec 2012
        Replying to @MeliDavies

        @MeliDavies My sister went to Bryn Mawr & had to pass the swim test. What the article doesn't state is the history of a student dying...

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      1. Am.Dr.Khe‏ @congoboy 2 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ I would have failed college then ... I swim like a rock!

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      1. Rosaliejk‏ @RosalieKakos 2 Dec 2012
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        .@WSJ This is exactly why I wrote "The Trickster's Guide To College." Not enough self-reliance these days.http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/261110 …

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      1. Riannon Hambleton‏ @RiannosaurusRex 2 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ my parents always talk about @mit swim test. We all had to take one during orientation at @Deerfield for safety

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      1. Katarina Gray-Sharp‏ @TeachingConsult 2 Dec 2012
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        Swim 100 yards (no time limit): US college swim requirements: http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2012/11/28/could-you-pass-these-college-swim-tests/?mod=e2tw … by @BizEdWSJ via @WSJ

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      1. Tara D Hickman‏ @TaraDHickman 2 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ my husband graduated from Berea College and had to pass a swim test first.

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      1. Brian A. Kilgore‏ @BrianAKilgore 2 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ Posters by urinals at UofToronto recommend playing pick-up football to clear brain for stydying.

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      1. SNAFOO‏ @SNAFOO2012 2 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ We living in "Waterworld" now? Just proof that Obama can't stop the rise of the seas! Ha!

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      1. StayFocused‏ @Takes12Know 2 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ meh. My high school did, yet my present community closed many pools due to drownings.

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      1. Jason‏ @lunaticial 2 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ @MHPshow phil101 backstroke;while looking up reach forward place a hand behind for forward motion of self grasp down to present to up

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      1. Carol Torgan, Ph.D.‏ @ctorgan 2 Dec 2012
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        How's your backstroke? Some U.S. colleges make you pass swim test before graduating @WSJ http://on.wsj.com/Vk3my0  How about CPR/first aid too?

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      1. Don Wood‏ @Promote_Thanet 2 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ i am disabled and cant walk can you get a wheelchair that floats? if so maybe I could enrole

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      1. Rockin Red Jenn‏ @rockinredjenn 2 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ My high school made everyone pass as a graduation requirement. It's a good skill to have.

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