University Of Chicago Does Away With Swim Test Requirement - Blacks complained it was discriminatory because many blacks can't swim

CHICAGO, IL — For generations of University of Chicago college freshmen, the awkward experience of orientation week included lining up in swimwear with a mixed-gender group of strangers, waiting your turn to prove you could swim 100 yards continuously. But a published report now says the swim test will soon be history, along with the physical fitness and endurance tests that led many students to end up with a gym requirement. Crain’s Chicago Business reports U of C College Dean John Boyer sent a memo to undergraduates saying physical education requirements would no longer be mandatory.