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—FLY—[a. FLIER°, FLIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
CFSLAPS[v. LAPPED, LAPPING, LAPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 24] The traversal of one length of the pool, or (less commonly) one length and back again.
—DIVEDRS[v. DIVED or DOVE°, DIVING°, DIVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To swim under water.
—FLOCKS[v. FLOCCED, FLOCCING, FLOCS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A flocculant, as used in swimming pools to make particles clump together so they are trapped by the filter.
APLANES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A similar division of a swimming pool using lines of coloured floats to keep swimmers apart.
CFSLAPSE[v. LAPPED, LAPPING, LAPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 24] The traversal of one length of the pool, or (less commonly) one length and back again.
—LIDOS[n. -DOS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities.
—MEETS[v. MET, MEETING°, MEETS] [Wiktionary - Sense 15] A sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming.
—SALPAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae.
—SWAMIPY[v. SWAM, SWUM, SWIMMING°, SWIMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] simple past of swim
ASWIMS[v. SWAM, SWUM, SWIMMING°, SWIMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to use a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.
—SWUM—[v. SWAM, SWUM, SWIMMING°, SWIMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] past participle of swim
—ASWIM—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Swimming or immersed (in or with something).
—BATHEDRS[v. BATHED, BATHING°, BATHES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
—BATHS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A building containing a public swimming pool or shower facilities; originally a place having individual cubicles where people without bathrooms could have a bath.
—BOGEYS[v. -GEYED, -GEYING, -GEYS] [Wiktionary - Sense 13] To swim; to bathe.
—FLIED—[a. FLIER°, FLIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
—FLIEST[a. FLIER°, FLIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
—FLOWN—[a. FLIER°, FLIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
—GEESE—[n. GEESE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.
—GOOSEDSY[n. GEESE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.
—GOOSY—[a. GOOSIER, GOOSIEST] · resembling a goose «a swimming bird» / ----- { goosey goosy § goosey goosier goosiest goosy }
FPLANES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A similar division of a swimming pool using lines of coloured floats to keep swimmers apart.
—SALPAES[n. -PAE or -PAS] · a free-swimming tunicate / ----- { salp salpa salpian salpid § salpae salpas salpians salpids salps }
—SALPS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae.
—SCUBAS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to swim underwater using a breathing device with compressed air (=scubaed scubaing)
—SPOOLS[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.
—SWIMS—[v. SWAM, SWUM, SWIMMING°, SWIMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of swim
ABREASTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] The breaststroke.
—FLIEST—[a. FLIER°, FLIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
—FLOATY—[a. FLOATIER, FLOATIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”).
—GOOSED—[n. GEESE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.
—GOOSES—[n. GEESE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.
CFSLAPPED—[v. LAPPED, LAPPING, LAPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 24] The traversal of one length of the pool, or (less commonly) one length and back again.
—MEDLEYS[n. -LEYS] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.
—NATANT—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Floating or swimming (in water).
—NEKTONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.
—SALPAE—[n. -PAE or -PAS] · a free-swimming tunicate / ----- { salp salpa salpian salpid § salpae salpas salpians salpids salps }
—SALPAS—[n. -PAE or -PAS] · a free-swimming tunicate / ----- { salp salpa salpian salpid § salpae salpas salpians salpids salps }
—SALPIDS[n. -S] · salpa «a free-swimming tunicate» / ----- { salp salpa salpian salpid § salpae salpas salpians salpids salps }
—SCUBAS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to swim underwater using a breathing device with compressed air (=scubaed scubaing)
—SHRIMPSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
—STROKEDRS[v. STROKED, STROKING, STROKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A movement of the arms and legs which propels a swimmer through the water; a specific combination of such movements, constituting a swimming style.
—SWIMMY—[a. -MIER, -MIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An inflatable armband to help children swim.
—ARMBANDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] One of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim.
—BREASTS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] The breaststroke.
—DUNKINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The act or process of briefly submerging or immersing an object or person in a liquid, as in dunking a cookie in milk, or dunking a playmate in the swimming pool.
—FEATHERSY[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
—FLIPPERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] In marine mammals such as whales (or other aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.
—FROGMAN—[n. FROGMEN] · a person equipped for extended periods of underwater swimming
—FROGMEN—[n. FROGMEN] · a person equipped for extended periods of underwater swimming
—GOOSING—[n. GEESE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.
—HALIBUTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
CFSLAPPING—[v. LAPPED, LAPPING, LAPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 24] The traversal of one length of the pool, or (less commonly) one length and back again.
—LEOTARDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)
—MEDLEYS—[n. -LEYS] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.
—NEKTONS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.
—OUTSWAM—[v. -SWAM, -SWUM, -SWIMMING, -SWIMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To swim faster, farther or better than.
—OUTSWIMS[v. -SWAM, -SWUM, -SWIMMING, -SWIMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To swim faster, farther or better than.
—OUTSWUM—[v. -SWAM, -SWUM, -SWIMMING, -SWIMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To swim faster, farther or better than.
—OVERARMS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A style of swimming of extending the arms alternatively
—PISCINE—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A public bath or swimming pool in France.
—PLANULAER[n. -LAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The larva of a hydrozoan, which is free-swimming and covered in cilia.
—SALPIANS[n. -S] · salpa «a free-swimming tunicate» / ----- { salp salpa salpian salpid § salpae salpas salpians salpids salps }
—SALPIDS—[n. -S] · salpa «a free-swimming tunicate» / ----- { salp salpa salpian salpid § salpae salpas salpians salpids salps }
—SCRATCHY[v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] To announce one's non-participation in a race or sports event part of a larger sports meeting that one was previously signed up for, usually in lieu of another event at the same meeting.
—SCUBAED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to swim underwater using a breathing device with compressed air (=scubaed scubaing)
—SNORKELS[v. -KELED or -KELLED, -KELING° or -KELLING, -KELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
—STROKED—[v. STROKED, STROKING, STROKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A movement of the arms and legs which propels a swimmer through the water; a specific combination of such movements, constituting a swimming style.
—STROKES—[v. STROKED, STROKING, STROKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A movement of the arms and legs which propels a swimmer through the water; a specific combination of such movements, constituting a swimming style.
—SWIMMERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One who swims.
—SYNCHROS[n. -CHROS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any synchronized event, such as synchronized swimming.
—TAILFANS[n. -S] · a fanlike swimming organ at the rear of some crustaceans
—TRUDGENS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimming stroke in which the left and right hands are alternately raised out of the water, brought forward and drawn back through the water. A scissor kick is performed on every second stroke.
—UPSWEEPS[v. -SWEPT, -SWEEPING, -SWEEPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The upward motion of a swimmer's arm.
—UPSWEPT—[v. -SWEPT, -SWEEPING, -SWEEPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The upward motion of a swimmer's arm.
—AQUACADES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An entertainment consisting of swimmers and divers performing to music
—ARMBANDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] One of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim.
—BREASTED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] The breaststroke.
—FLATFISH—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.
—FLIPPERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] In marine mammals such as whales (or other aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.
—FLOATIER—[a. FLOATIER, FLOATIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”).
—NATANTLY—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] In a floating manner; swimmingly.
—NATATIONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The act or process of swimming
—NATATORY—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] of, or relating to, swimming
—NEKTONIC—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Swimming independently of currents.
—OUTSWEEPS[v. -SWEPT, -SWEEPING, -SWEEPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The motion of a swimmer's arm outward, away from the body.
—OUTSWEPT—[v. -SWEPT, -SWEEPING, -SWEEPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The motion of a swimmer's arm outward, away from the body.
—OUTSWIMS—[v. -SWAM, -SWUM, -SWIMMING, -SWIMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To swim faster, farther or better than.
—PLANULAE—[n. -LAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The larva of a hydrozoan, which is free-swimming and covered in cilia.
—PLANULAR—[n. -LAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The larva of a hydrozoan, which is free-swimming and covered in cilia.
—POOLSIDES[n. -S] · the area surrounding a swimming pool
—PTEROPODS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of free-swimming pelagic sea snails and sea slugs, of the suborder Thecosomata, that have winglike lobes on the feet; a sea butterfly.
—SALPIANS—[n. -S] · salpa «a free-swimming tunicate» / ----- { salp salpa salpian salpid § salpae salpas salpians salpids salps }
—SCUBAING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to swim underwater using a breathing device with compressed air (=scubaed scubaing)
—SNORKELS—[v. -KELED or -KELLED, -KELING° or -KELLING, -KELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
—STROKING—[v. STROKED, STROKING, STROKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A movement of the arms and legs which propels a swimmer through the water; a specific combination of such movements, constituting a swimming style.
—SWIMMERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of swimmer
—SWIMMINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] present participle and gerund of swim
—SWIMSUITS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A garment worn for swimming.
—SWIMWEAR—[n.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Items of clothing appropriate for swimming.
—TAILFANS—[n. -S] · a fanlike swimming organ at the rear of some crustaceans
—TRUDGENS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimming stroke in which the left and right hands are alternately raised out of the water, brought forward and drawn back through the water. A scissor kick is performed on every second stroke.
—TRUDGEONS[n. -S] · trudgen «a swimming stroke» / ----- { trudgen trudgeon § trudgens trudgeons § trudgen trudgens }
—UPSWEEPS—[v. -SWEPT, -SWEEPING, -SWEEPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The upward motion of a swimmer's arm.
—AQUACADES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An entertainment consisting of swimmers and divers performing to music
—BEACHWEAR—[n.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
—BREASTING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] The breaststroke.
—BUTTERFLY—[v. -FLIED, -FLYING, -FLIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The butterfly stroke.
—CANYONINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A hybrid sport in which participants travel along a canyon using a variety of techniques that may include walking, climbing, jumping, abseiling, or swimming.
—FLOATIEST—[a. FLOATIER, FLOATIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”).
—FREESTYLEDRS[v. -LED, LING, -LES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
—GUILLEMOTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.
—KICKBOARDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer's upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements.
—LIFEGUARDS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.
—NATATIONS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The act or process of swimming
—NATATORIAL[n. -RIA or -RIUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimming pool, especially an indoor one; a building housing one or more swimming pools.
—OUTSWEEPS—[v. -SWEPT, -SWEEPING, -SWEEPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The motion of a swimmer's arm outward, away from the body.
—PHALAROPES[n. -S] · © any species of Phalaropus~ and allied genera of small wading birds «Grallae~», having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also sea goose
—PLANULATE—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a cnidarian
—POOLSIDES—[n. -S] · the area surrounding a swimming pool
—SCRATCHED—[v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] To announce one's non-participation in a race or sports event part of a larger sports meeting that one was previously signed up for, usually in lieu of another event at the same meeting.
—SCRATCHES—[v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] To announce one's non-participation in a race or sports event part of a larger sports meeting that one was previously signed up for, usually in lieu of another event at the same meeting.
—SNORKELED—[v. -KELED or -KELLED, -KELING° or -KELLING, -KELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
—SNORKELERS[n. -S] · one that snorkels «to swim underwater with a type of breathing device»
—SWIMMERETS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] In decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.
—SWIMMINGS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of swimming
—TRIATHLONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.
—TRUDGEONS—[n. -S] · trudgen «a swimming stroke» / ----- { trudgen trudgeon § trudgens trudgeons § trudgen trudgens }
—WATERBIRDS[n. -S] · any aquatic bird, including the wading and swimming birds
—BACKSTROKERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
—CANYONINGS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A hybrid sport in which participants travel along a canyon using a variety of techniques that may include walking, climbing, jumping, abseiling, or swimming.
—CTENOPHORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming.
—FREESTYLED—[v. -LED, LING, -LES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
—FREESTYLERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Someone who competes in a freestyle sport such as freestyle skating or freestyle swimming
—FREESTYLES—[v. -LED, LING, -LES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
—GROUNDFISH—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many fish that swim near the seafloor: a demersal fish.
—GUILLEMOTS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.
—KICKBOARDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer's upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements.
—NATATORIAL—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of, pertaining to, or adapted for swimming.
—NATATORIUMS[n. -RIA or -RIUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimming pool, especially an indoor one; a building housing one or more swimming pools.
—NONSWIMMERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One who is not a swimmer, who does not or cannot swim.
—PHALAROPES—[n. -S] · © any species of Phalaropus~ and allied genera of small wading birds «Grallae~», having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also sea goose
—POLYCHAETES[n. -S] · any marine annelid worm of the class Polychaeta~, having a distinct head and paired fleshy appendages (parapodia) that bear bristles (chaetae or setae) and are used in swimming: includes the lugworms, ragworms, and sea mice / ----- { polychaete polychete § polychaetes polychetes }
—SIDESTROKES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimming stroke swum on the swimmer's side.
—SNORKELERS—[n. -S] · one that snorkels «to swim underwater with a type of breathing device»
—SNORKELINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The act of swimming using a snorkel.
—SNORKELLED—[v. -KELED or -KELLED, -KELING° or -KELLING, -KELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
—SWIMMERETS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] In decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.
—SWIMMINGLY—[b.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] With a gliding motion suggesting swimming.
—TRIATHLETES[n. -S] · Derivative of triathlon «an athletic contest in which each athlete competes in three different events: swimming, cycling, and running»
—TRIATHLONS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.
—UPSWEEPING—[v. -SWEPT, -SWEEPING, -SWEEPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The upward motion of a swimmer's arm.
—WATERBIRDS—[n. -S] · any aquatic bird, including the wading and swimming birds
—BACKSTROKERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimmer who uses the style backstroke
—BACKSTROKES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
—BACKSWIMMERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
—BUTTERFLIED—[v. -FLIED, -FLYING, -FLIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The butterfly stroke.
—BUTTERFLIES—[v. -FLIED, -FLYING, -FLIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The butterfly stroke.
—BUTTERFLYERS[n. -S] · a swimmer who performs the butterfly stroke
—FREESTYLING—[v. -LED, LING, -LES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
—NATATORIUMS—[n. -RIA or -RIUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimming pool, especially an indoor one; a building housing one or more swimming pools.
—NONSWIMMERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One who is not a swimmer, who does not or cannot swim.
—OUTSWEEPING—[v. -SWEPT, -SWEEPING, -SWEEPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The motion of a swimmer's arm outward, away from the body.
—OUTSWIMMING—[v. -SWAM, -SWUM, -SWIMMING, -SWIMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To swim faster, farther or better than.
—POLYCHAETES—[n. -S] · any marine annelid worm of the class Polychaeta~, having a distinct head and paired fleshy appendages (parapodia) that bear bristles (chaetae or setae) and are used in swimming: includes the lugworms, ragworms, and sea mice / ----- { polychaete polychete § polychaetes polychetes }
—SIDESTROKES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimming stroke swum on the swimmer's side.
—SNORKELINGS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The act of swimming using a snorkel.
—SNORKELLING—[v. -KELED or -KELLED, -KELING° or -KELLING, -KELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The act of swimming using a snorkel.
—TRIATHLETES—[n. -S] · Derivative of triathlon «an athletic contest in which each athlete competes in three different events: swimming, cycling, and running»
—TROCHOPHORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The free-swimming larva of some invertebrates that have a circlet of cilia
—BACKSWIMMERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
—BREASTSTROKERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
—BUTTERFLYERS—[n. -S] · a swimmer who performs the butterfly stroke
—BUTTERFLYING—[v. -FLIED, -FLYING, -FLIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The butterfly stroke.
—FLUTTERBOARDS[n. -S] · (US & Canadian~) an oblong board or piece of polystyrene plastic used by swimmers in training or practice Brit word: float
—SIPHONOPHORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.
—BREASTSTROKERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person swimming using the breaststroke.
—BREASTSTROKES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
—FLUTTERBOARDS—[n. -S] · (US & Canadian~) an oblong board or piece of polystyrene plastic used by swimmers in training or practice Brit word: float
—BREASTSTROKERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person swimming using the breaststroke.

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