swam
Americanverb
verb
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Surfing has been part of his routine for years, and like any surfer, he said, he had passing thoughts about sharks as he swam.
From Los Angeles Times
The residents watched the same deer, coyotes and woodpeckers and played tennis and swam with the same dramatic backdrop of the Santa Monica Mountains.
“A harbor seal swam under me for close to a minute as I approached the beach, one of those wildlife-human interactions that we cherish,” Rubin wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
Waterman and swam in my skivvies in the San Gabriel River.
From Los Angeles Times
For the first three days he swam only 50m events, leaving me little to capture.
From BBC
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