China: Chinese university's online swim test sends netizens into meme fest
News Agencies
| Updated on: 28 May 2022, 12:32 IST
Dean's office at the Chinese university on May 15 announced that the final swimming test for the senior graduating college students could be done online, which was heavily mocked by the netizens, including users of TikTok, pretending to be students preparing for the test, a
US-based media outlet Washington Examiner reported.
One of the users joked and asked whether the test was a new reality version of "surfing the web."
Shanghai University telling students to do practical swimming examinations “online”😂😂😂.https://t.co/7sj1Pw14T4
— Leonard Muranaga (@LMuranaga) May 26, 2022
Joining the hilarious meme fest, another jokingly asked whether swimming in the bathtub at home would be allowed instead.
Furthermore, one of the Twitter users can also be seen as working on a laptop in a swimming pool while donning swimming glasses.
The staffer told the Chinese publication Jimu, "The classes and facilities including the swimming pool at the university are suspended under the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. To ensure the students can graduate, we decided to conduct the swimming test online."
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