From the cadet handbook: "Additionally, your swim skills will be evaluated; the swim test includes a 100 yard swim, three meter jump, and five minutes of treading water. The swim test is used for evaluation purposes only and cadets will not be disenrolled based on performance."
CGA does not have the same rigorous swim requirements that the Naval Academy has.
My mother always says that "the reason the coast guard doesn't require as much swimming skill is that the coast guard isn't in the habit of running boats into each other.
