At present, this provision is "new methods for newcomers and old methods for the elderly"; The standard for judging whether a student can swim is quite low: freshmen can swim 50 meters as long as they use one of the four swimming strokes (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle). Not counting time, and as long as 50 meters, in the current colleges and universities, it is a relatively low requirement. If you have skin disease, chronic disease, mental illness, etc. Those who are not suitable for swimming, you can not participate.
Liu Bo, director of the Sports Department of Tsinghua University, explained that swimming is a basic survival skill, which is beneficial to students in the long run. Moreover, swimming has a better exercise effect, which helps to improve endurance, and water exercise has less damage to joint muscles.
In order to give students time to learn swimming and take part in physical exercise, they will also start by arranging classes. Freshman will not have classes at 15:55- 19:20. In order to ensure safety, the swimming class also adopts a small class system of 20 people.
Since the reform of physical education in Peking University in 2000, swimming has been included in the compulsory course for undergraduates. Students can only swim 200 meters in a row to pass the barrier and get 1 compulsory course credits. 20 1 1 Xiamen university takes swimming as a compulsory course for undergraduates, accounting for 1 credit. Boys swim continuously 100 meters, and girls swim continuously for 50 meters and pass the exam, and get credits.
At present, many universities also have relevant regulations, and Tsinghua's move is not the first.