swam

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Once, they swam in most streams of the Santa Monicas, but their numbers plummeted amid overfishing and coastal development.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The young girl told Chiedza to hold on to the ball as a flotation aid and swam back to shore.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The previous humpback travel record was held by a whale that swam more than 13,000 km from Colombia's Pacific coast to Zanzibar off eastern Africa.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Several of the riders abandoned their vehicles and fled on foot, including one person who jumped over a fence, went into the water and swam away.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The twrch tryth with the girl waded into the deep blue water, the girl still standing on its back, and swam toward the boat.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell