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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Mohammed Ramzan. The 19-year-old passed away April 10 after he accidentally drowned during a men’s crew team practice.

Northwestern crew team to enforce mandatory swim test

October 13, 2017

Following the accidental drowning of Weinberg freshman Mohammed Ramzan last spring, the Northwestern crew team will require swim tests for members, University spokesman Al Cubbage confirmed to The Daily...

Mohammed Ramzan drowned in April in a crew team accident. A police report released to the Chicago Tribune this week revealed he had told a teammate beforehand that he could not swim.

Mohammed Ramzan told a teammate he could not swim, police report says

August 25, 2017

Mohammed Ramzan, the Northwestern freshman who died in April after falling overboard during a crew practice, said he did not know how to swim, according to an Illinois State Police report released to the...

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