natatorial

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Mr Escot had considerably outstripped his companions, and arrived at the scene of the disaster just as Mr Cranium, being utterly destitute of natatorial skill, was in imminent danger of final submersion.

From Headlong Hall by Peacock, Thomas Love

Mr Swainson absolutely excludes Man from the zoological circle, on grounds which few naturalists are disposed to think sufficient; else we might suggest that man himself is the natatorial type of the Primates.

From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Gosse, Philip Henry

After watching Potowski's natatorial gestures, Fairfax had longed to swim out of the elegance into a freer sea.

From Fairfax and His Pride by Vorst, Marie Van

One can learn to swim without describing his sensations to every casual acquaintance or hunting up the natatorial columns in the newspapers.

From Different Girls by Various

They have no squeamishness whatever about his watching their own natatorial duties; why, then, should he shrink within himself and wave them off?

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas