My middle school had a pool, I can smell the chlorine just thinking about it now. Swimming was part of the physical education classes we had. They had the lowest and easiest bars for a passing grade, I think they just had to prove they could stand, float and get to the ladder. Meanwhile, I had to do a 100 meter (I don't know the distance, it was the width of the pool, not the length) medley and retrieve a brick covered in rubber from the deep end. I failed that part, I just can't go 10 feet down unaided.