swimmer

noun

swim·mer | \ ˈswi-mər

plural swimmers

Definition of swimmer

: 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 a dog that is an excellent swimmer

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Recent Examples on the Web It’s been five years since the Rio Games, when American Simone Manuel became the first Black female swimmer to win Olympic gold. — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021 Ledecky became the first female swimmer to capture six individual gold medals with her third straight Olympic title in the 800 free. — Paul Newberry, chicagotribune.com, 31 July 2021 It’s been five years since the Rio Games, when American Simone Manuel became the first Black female swimmer to win Olympic gold. — Time, 31 July 2021 Mackenzie Strong is a legally blind college swimmer and social media influencer who says that products must be accessible from a shopping standpoint. — Chloé Toscano, Allure, 20 Apr. 2022 Nagy had been a competitive swimmer and a junior lifeguard in her youth. — Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022 Burns and Capobianco were swimmer and diver of the championships for the second year in a row. — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2022 Kendall Ware, a swimmer and graduate student at the University of Vermont, also felt confused and betrayed by her school’s Title IX process. — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 5 Jan. 2022 Johnson, a former competitive swimmer and law student, came on the fashion scene in the 1970s. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2021 See More

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