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Since then, only around 2,000 people have swum across.

From NewsForKids.net • Mar. 11, 2024

Some have swum dangerous rivers to leave the country.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2023

“It’s the same kind of thing as that. It will encourage some people who might not have swum to try it.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023

Most of the passengers were believed to have swum ashore as the water bus sank close to the bank, according to fire service official Anwarul Islam.

From Reuters • Jul. 16, 2023

They appeared to have swum across the lake rather than sailed.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling