Following changes in military fitness tests, along with corresponding pass/fail standards ,over the past few decades, most military members must master pushups, the plank pose and running.

Options include pool-based swimming programs, surfing and stand-up paddleboard camps and junior lifeguard programs.

The vehicles vying to replace the Marine Corps’ aging light armored vehicle fleet swam for the first time earlier this year.

Becoming a Recon Marine requires far more than physical strength and endurance. While candidates train relentlessly in running, rucking, and swimming, one often-overlooked challenge stops many ...

Ludhiana, March 11: CT University in Ludhiana has announced that it will formally prohibit the use of the controversial forced swim test in all current and future research projects. The decision comes ...

Three Williamsburg County residents have successfully passed the YMCA swim test and are now certified swim instructors. Connor Morris, Jay Kellahan and Faye Causley recently traveled to the Tidelands ...

A Marine recruit jumps off a tower during water survival training at MCRD-San Diego, California, April 2025. (Cpl. Sarah M. Grawcock/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps plans to combine water survival ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. The world that exists underwater is almost entirely different from ...

THIS SPRING Dartmouth College will graduate a class fluent in literature, science, writing and foreign languages—but, for the first time in more than a century, not necessarily able to swim. Since the ...

To qualify for a job patrolling the city’s beaches and pools, candidates must swim 50 yards in 50 seconds or less. To qualify for a job patrolling the city’s beaches and pools, candidates must swim 50 ...

When you first take a swim test as a non-swimming athlete, you may find yourself in a difficult situation. The process of taking and performing well on a swimming test in the military requires ...