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swimming

[swim-ing] / ˈswɪm ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
existing in liquid
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NOUN
water sport
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As peak swimming season kicks off, the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center pool in Lake View Terrace reopened Memorial Day on weekends after being closed for the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

At a nearby beach resort, a high-speed Coast Guard vessel plied the waters for two people still missing after swimming in waters that churned violently as the quake struck.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The team camp is the prestigious and private Baylor School, with its 690-acre campus and 50-meter swimming pool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Maxwell said Panashe had "basic" swimming skills and one of his friends went into the water to try to help him.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Shouldn’t I have been jumping for joy, scrambling down the tree, diving into the water, and swimming back to my own kind to be rescued and taken back to… civilization?

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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