Passing the Swim Test

Mission
	Passing the Swim Test
Location	Beach Bowl Galaxy
Mission number	2
Game	Super Mario Galaxy
Mission progression
← Previous; Sunken Treasure	Next →; The Secret Undersea Cavern
	Super Mario Galaxy missions

Passing the Swim Test is the second mission of the Beach Bowl Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy and its Nintendo Switch port. The mission's objective is to bring the Gold Shell to the Coach.

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Speaking to the Coach will have him tell Mario about the final swim test, and bringing him the Gold Shell will reward Mario with an "automatic A." The Gold Shell is being carried by another penguin in the water, and spinning when nearby will take the shell from him. Simply bringing the Gold Shell back to the Coach will reward the player with a Power Star. Should the Gold Shell get lost or destroyed, it will respawn back at the penguin that was carrying it originally.

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Heavenly Beach Planet

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Ref.
Japanese	水泳教室すいえいきょうしつの卒業試験そつぎょうしけん Suiei kyōshitsu no sotsugyō shiken	Swim Class Graduation Exam	^[1]
Chinese (Simplified)	游泳班的毕业测验 Yóuyǒng bān de bìyè cèyàn	Graduation Exam of Swimming Class	^[1]
Chinese (Traditional)	游泳班的畢業測驗 Yóuyǒng bān de bìyè cèyàn	Graduation Exam of Swimming Class	^[1]
French (Canadian)	L'Examen de Natation	The Swim Test	^[1]
French (European)	L'examen de natation	The Swim Test	^[1]
German	Abschlussprüfung - Schwimmklasse	Final Exam - Swim Class	^[1]
Italian	Brevetto di Nuoto	Swimming Patent	^[1]
Korean	수영 교실의 졸업 시험 Suyeong gyosil ui joreop siheom	Graduation Exam of Swimming Class	^[1]
Portuguese	Prova de natação	Swim test	^[2]
Spanish (Latin American)	El Examen de Natación	The Swim Test	^[1]
Spanish (European)	Examen de natación	Swim Test	^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j In-game name on the mission select screen (Nintendo Wii).
^ In-game name from the 2025 Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario Galaxy.

[wiiname-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j In-game name on the mission select screen (Nintendo Wii).

[2] In-game name from the 2025 Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario Galaxy.

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[Edit] Missions and galaxies in Super Mario Galaxy
Gate	Gateway Galaxy	Grand Star Rescue • Gateway's Purple Coins
Gate	Boo's Boneyard Galaxy^c	Racing the Spooky Speedster
Terrace	Good Egg Galaxy	Dino Piranha • A Snack of Cosmic Proportions • King Kaliente's Battle Fleet • Dino Piranha Speed Run^a • Purple Coin Omelet^a • Luigi on the Roof
	Honeyhive Galaxy	Bee Mario/Luigi Takes Flight • Trouble on the Tower • Big Bad Bugaboom • Honeyhive Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race^a • The Honeyhive's Purple Coins^a • Luigi in the Honeyhive Kingdom
	Loopdeeloop Galaxy	Surfing 101
	Flipswitch Galaxy	Painting the Planet Yellow
	Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor^b	Megaleg's Moon
	Sweet Sweet Galaxy^c	Rocky Road
Fountain	Space Junk Galaxy	Pull Star Path • Kamella's Airship Attack • Tarantox's Tangled Web • Pull Star Path Speed Run^a • Purple Coin Spacewalk^a • Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance
	Rolling Green Galaxy	Rolling in the Clouds
	Battlerock Galaxy	Battlerock Barrage • Breaking into the Battlerock • Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe • Topmaniac's Daredevil Run^a • Purple Coins on the Battlerock^a • Battlerock's Garbage Dump • Luigi under the Saucer
	Hurry-Scurry Galaxy	Shrinking Satellite
	Bowser's Star Reactor^b	The Fiery Stronghold
	Sling Pod Galaxy^c	A Very Sticky Situation
Kitchen	Beach Bowl Galaxy	Sunken Treasure • Passing the Swim Test • The Secret Undersea Cavern • Fast Foes on the Cyclone Stone^a • Beachcombing for Purple Coins^a • Wall Jumping up Waterfalls
	Bubble Breeze Galaxy	Through the Poison Swamp
	Ghostly Galaxy	Luigi and the Haunted Mansion • A Very Spooky Sprint • Beware of Bouldergeist • Bouldergeist's Daredevil Run^a • Purple Coins in the Bone Pen^a • Matter Splatter Mansion
	Buoy Base Galaxy	The Floating Fortress • The Secret of Buoy Base
	Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada^b	Sinking the Airships
	Drip Drop Galaxy^c	Giant Eel Outbreak
Bedroom	Gusty Garden Galaxy	Bunnies in the Wind • The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows • Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble • Major Burrows's Daredevil Run^a • Purple Coins on the Puzzle Cube^a • The Golden Chomp
	Freezeflame Galaxy	The Frozen Peak of Baron Brrr • Freezeflame's Blistering Core • Hot and Cold Collide • Frosty Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race^a • Purple Coins on the Summit^a • Conquering the Summit
	Dusty Dune Galaxy	Soaring on the Desert Winds • Blasting through the Sand • Sunbaked Sand Castle • Sandblast Speed Run^a • Purple Coins in the Desert^a • Bullet Bill on Your Back • Treasure of the Pyramid
	Honeyclimb Galaxy	Scaling the Sticky Wall
	Bowser's Dark Matter Plant^b	Darkness on the Horizon
	Bigmouth Galaxy^c	Bigmouth's Gold Bait
Engine Room	Gold Leaf Galaxy	Star Bunnies on the Hunt • Cataquack to the Skies • When It Rains, It Pours • Cosmic Mario/Luigi Forest Race^a • Purple Coins in the Woods^a • The Bell on the Big Tree
	Sea Slide Galaxy	Going after Guppy • Faster Than a Speeding Penguin • The Silver Stars of Sea Slide • Underwater Cosmic Mario/Luigi Race^a • Purple Coins by the Seaside^a • Hurry, He's Hungry
	Toy Time Galaxy	Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser • Mario/Luigi Meets Mario • Bouncing Down Cake Lane • Fast Foes of Toy Time^a • Luigi's Purple Coins^a • The Flipswitch Chain
	Bonefin Galaxy	Kingfin's Fearsome Waters
	Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor^b	King Kaliente's Spicy Return
	Sand Spiral Galaxy^c	Choosing a Favorite Snack
Garden	Deep Dark Galaxy	The Underground Ghost Ship • Bubble Blastoff • Guppy and the Underground Lake • Ghost Ship Daredevil Run^a • Plunder the Purple Coins^a • Boo in a Box
	Dreadnought Galaxy	Infiltrating the Dreadnought • Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons • Revenge of the Topman Tribe • Topman Tribe Speed Run^a • Battlestation's Purple Coins^a • Dreadnought's Garbage Dump
	Matter Splatter Galaxy	Watch Your Step
	Melty Molten Galaxy	The Sinking Lava Spire • Through the Meteor Storm • Fiery Dino Piranha • Lava Spire Daredevil Run^a • Red-Hot Purple Coins^a • Burning Tide
	Snow Cap Galaxy^c	Star Bunnies in the Snow
Planet of Trials	Rolling Gizmo Galaxy	Gizmos, Gears, and Gadgets
	Loopdeeswoop Galaxy	The Galaxy's Greatest Wave
	Bubble Blast Galaxy	The Electric Labyrinth
	Grand Finale Galaxy	The Star Festival
Center of the universe	Bowser's Galaxy Reactor^b	The Fate of the Universe
^a Mission only available when a Prankster Comet is in orbit ^b Boss galaxies ^c Hungry Luma galaxies

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