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Leander

American

[lee-an-der] / liˈæn dər /

noun

Classical Mythology.

a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.

Leander British

/ lɪˈændə /

noun

(in Greek legend) a youth of Abydos, who drowned in the Hellespont in a storm on one of his nightly visits to Hero, his beloved See also Hero

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Leander

It ran a partnership with Plymouth Leander between 2001-2024 and many swimmers boarded there.

From BBC ● May 19, 2025

Plymouth College, which is now under different ownership, said the club was responsible for safeguarding and that it was "deeply concerned to hear these testimonies from swimmers who trained at Plymouth Leander".

From BBC ● May 19, 2025

The two drivers involved in the car chase were Tung Ming of Rancho Palos Verdes and Darryl Leander Hicks of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

Leander Paes, who won 18 Grand Slam titles in men’s doubles or mixed doubles, and ex-player, broadcaster and promoter Vijay Amritraj are the first Asian men elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

Leander was a youth of Abydus, a town on the Hellespont, and Hero was Priestess of Aphrodite in Sestus on the opposite shore.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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