A Brief, Humiliating History Of Swimming In Gym Class
<p>High school gym class can be mortifying. Unless you’re the punk who gets off on pelting volleyballs into pretty girls’ faces, the experience promises unlimited opportunities for humiliation. For many students, the only place more anxiety-inducing than the gymnasium is the pool.</p>
<p>If you were lucky, you went to a high school without swimming facilities. If you were unlucky, you were <a href="http://jezebel.com/cali-teacher-charged-with-child-abuse-for-dragging-stud-1662109818" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">forced</a> into participating in the most <a href="https://dose.com/how-high-school-gym-class-forever-ruined-fitness-for-me-1f4ce4afd23f#.tj3lhkghz" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">hated</a> gym unit. Swim season meant weeks of sitting in academic classes with skin clogged with chlorine and crispy hair that dampened the back of your shirt. It meant too much time spent in a musty locker room and swimsuits that never really dried, but molded by the end of the semester.</p>
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