plural swimmers
: a person or animal that swims
a competitive swimmer
a fast/strong swimmer
… he liked to tell us that he had been a powerful swimmer in his youth, but I never saw him in actual water save once, and he then came out very promptly, shivering and upset.—
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Menckena dog that is an excellent swimmer
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When a grieving college swimmer hunts down the hourglass, chasing closure, a predatory villain begins feeding on his grief, threatening to imprison him inside the hourglass’s landscape of memory and time.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
Extremely high performers, such as the late actor Carrie Fisher and the Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, are two such examples of people with a mental illness who were top achievers in their field.
—Emily Rosado-Solomon, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
In his first-ever mission, Coast Guard swimmer Scott Ruskan helped shepherd 165 Mystic campers to safety.
—The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Families had gathered on the grass, swimmers were in the ocean, and witnesses remember seeing people dancing and banging drums.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 14 Dec. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
Extremely high performers, such as the late actor Carrie Fisher and the Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, are two such examples of people with a mental illness who were top achievers in their field.
—Emily Rosado-Solomon, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
In his first-ever mission, Coast Guard swimmer Scott Ruskan helped shepherd 165 Mystic campers to safety.
—The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Families had gathered on the grass, swimmers were in the ocean, and witnesses remember seeing people dancing and banging drums.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Swimmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimmer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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