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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In the video, a rescue swimmer, identified by local news as Tyler Gantt, lowers from a helicopter, extracts the woman from the vehicle, and gets her to safety.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The speaker lineup includes Riley Gaines, a swimmer and critic of trans women in women’s sports, Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales and investor/author Grant Cardone.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
The others are cyclist Connie Carpenter-Phinney, soccer player/coach April Heinrichs, swimmer Amy Van Dyken, runner Jenny Simpson, swimmer Missy Franklin and skier Mikaela Shiffrin, who holds the record with six nods.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025
Gaines has fought against transgender athletes from competing against biological females since Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer, won a Division I NCAA championship.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The speaker lineup includes Riley Gaines, a swimmer and critic of trans women in women’s sports, Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales and investor/author Grant Cardone.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
The others are cyclist Connie Carpenter-Phinney, soccer player/coach April Heinrichs, swimmer Amy Van Dyken, runner Jenny Simpson, swimmer Missy Franklin and skier Mikaela Shiffrin, who holds the record with six nods.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025
Gaines has fought against transgender athletes from competing against biological females since Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer, won a Division I NCAA championship.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for swimmer
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“Swimmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimmer. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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