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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More than 2,800 swimmers signed up to take on the four-mile course this year, facing challenges including strong currents and jellyfish.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025
Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Nov. 2025
Photographer Craig Hayslip snapped shots of the swimmers, and researcher Robert Pitman fired a small arrow to gather a tissue sample from one of the whales.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Swimmer Dara Torres won Olympic silver at 41, becoming the oldest female Olympic swimmer in history.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025
Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Nov. 2025
Photographer Craig Hayslip snapped shots of the swimmers, and researcher Robert Pitman fired a small arrow to gather a tissue sample from one of the whales.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Swimmer Dara Torres won Olympic silver at 41, becoming the oldest female Olympic swimmer in history.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Swimmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimmer. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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