(Matt McClain/The Washington Post)Five months after 19-year-old Northwestern rower Mohammed Ramzan drowned after falling overboard during practice, questions have emerged about his swimming ability, as well as the university’s safety policy. According to a police report obtained by the Chicago Tribune this week, Ramzan had told teammate days before his death that he could not swim. Members of the rowing team also told police, according to the Tribune, that Northwestern did not require rowers to pass a swim test. Northwestern spokesman Alan Cubbage told the Tribune the school has since put in place a “safety exam,” but declined to specify whether that includes a swim test. Crew is not a varsity sport at Northwestern but a club sport that was created in the 1980s.

Source: Washington Post August 27, 2017 01:52 UTC