Curt had made it into a prestigious college, which he was grateful to be admitted to. But this college had much more stringent physical education requirements than most others, especially since most colleges had no gym requirements at all. In fact, other than West Point, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy, this was the only college in North America that had any physical education requirements.
One requirement was a semester of swimming, and students could take an extra semester as an elective. Curt knew the basics of swimming, having swum at the lake several times during the summers of his teenage years. But he looked forward to learning some new moves.
He decided to get this class out of the way his freshman year. He had heard a strange rumor, that all of the male students would have to swim naked. He dismissed it, and even if it were true, the swimming classes were segregated.
It was the day of his first class. He was expecting the school to issue swim trunks.
"Ok men are we all clear on the rules? Good. Head to the locker room, strip to the buff, and head back," instructed the coach.
Curt's fears had come true, but he had no choice. Without completing this class, he could not graduate from this fabulous college, and his future would be compromised.
"How could compulsory, institutional nudity such as this be legal in this day and age," he thought to himself.
He returned to the pool, naked like all of the other members of his class. To Curt's annoyance, and relief, his instructor was wearing swim trunks. Curt did quite well his first day of class, returned to the locker room and showered, and then put his clothes back on.