>>Personally, if I was ruler of the universe, I’d require all school systems to have an indoor pool and replace gym with swim. I think most of the sports taught in P.E. are a waste of time because almost none of them can be done to promote phyiscal fitness on a lifelong basis.<<
Wow, as ruler of the universe, your sights are rather low... ;)
Trust me, my ruler of the universe agenda is muuuch longer, but this thread is about swimming, so I only mention the swim instead of gym bullet point.