Compulsory Swimming Lessons in School
What is your gender?
| 62% (58) | Male | |
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| 35% (33) | Female | |
| 2% (2) | Other |
93 voters have answered this question.
At what age were you required to swim in a physical education course or similar scenario?
| 45% (42) | 12 or younger | |
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| 27% (26) | 13 | |
| 9% (9) | 14 | |
| 9% (9) | 15 | |
| 4% (4) | 16 | |
| 2% (2) | 17 | |
| 1% (1) | 18 |
93 voters have answered this question.
At the time, did you enjoy swimming at all?
| 7% (7) | No, not at all | |
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| 10% (10) | I felt indifferently about it | |
| 33% (31) | I liked swimming a little bit | |
| 48% (45) | I liked swimming a lot |
93 voters have answered this question.
Did swimming in a school environment affect how much you enjoyed swimming?
| 31% (29) | Yes, it made it less enjoyable | |
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| 25% (24) | Yes, it made it more enjoyable | |
| 43% (40) | No, I enjoyed it the same |
93 voters have answered this question.
What was the punishment for not swimming?
| 29% (26) | There was no punishment, swimming was more or less optional | |
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| 25% (22) | You could fail a portion of the course | |
| 16% (14) | You could fail the entire course | |
| 5% (5) | A severe academic punishment | |
| 22% (20) | Other |
87 voters have answered this question.
Did your class swim in a pool or a natural body of water?
| 93% (87) | A pool | |
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| 6% (6) | A natural body of water |
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How many people were in the class, roughly?
| 2% (2) | Fewer than 10 | |
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| 74% (69) | 10 to 30 | |
| 18% (17) | 30 to 50 | |
| 4% (4) | 50 to 100 | |
| 1% (1) | More than 100 |
93 voters have answered this question.
Was the class Co-ed?
| 69% (65) | Yes | |
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| 30% (28) | No, we were all the same gender? |
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Were you required to wear a specific swimsuit?
| 36% (34) | We were given specific swimwear that we had to wear | |
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| 17% (16) | We had to purchase specific swimwear that we had to wear | |
| 46% (43) | We had some freedom to choose our own swimwear |
93 voters have answered this question.
If you were required to wear a specific swimsuit, what was it like?
| 1% (1) | It was similar to a wet suit that covered me from my thighs to my neck | |
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| 1% (1) | It was a pair of loose swim shorts | |
| 12% (9) | It was a pair of tight swim shorts | |
| 40% (28) | It was like a speedo and just covered my pelvis and rear | |
| 17% (12) | It was a one-piece suit that covered from my pelvis to my chest | |
| 27% (19) | Other |
70 voters have answered this question.
If you didn't have a specific suit that you were required to wear, were there restrictions to what you could wear?
| 0% (0) | Boys had to cover their chest | |
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| 21% (14) | Boys had to wear tight swimsuits, such that they couldn't fall off | |
| 3% (2) | Boys had to wear swimsuits that covered their thighs | |
| 32% (21) | Boys were required to wear suits that covered their genitals and their rear | |
| 29% (19) | Boys had no such requirements | |
| 20% (13) | Girls were required to wear a one-piece that covered their midriff | |
| 9% (6) | Girls could wear a two-piece swimsuit, but all straps had to be wide | |
| 7% (5) | Girls could not show any cleavage | |
| 6% (4) | Girls could not show any of their rear | |
| 37% (24) | Girls had no such requirements | |
| 17% (11) | Other / more specific: |
64 voters have answered this question.
What were the changing facilities like?
| 11% (11) | Private stalls only | |
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| 9% (9) | Option between private stalls and open locker room | |
| 72% (67) | Open locker room only | |
| 6% (6) | Other |
93 voters have answered this question.
How would you change?
| 13% (13) | Using a private stall | |
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| 4% (4) | Come to school with my swimsuit underneath my normal clothes, and just take off my outer clothes | |
| 1% (1) | Strip to my underwear, but put my swimsuit on over my underwear | |
| 7% (7) | Cover myself with a towel while I change | |
| 63% (59) | Change completely in an open locker room | |
| 9% (9) | Other |
93 voters have answered this question.
Were you embarrassed to wear a swimsuit in front of other people?
| 20% (19) | Yes, a little | |
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| 12% (12) | Yes, very much so | |
| 66% (62) | No, not at all |
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