swimmer
Americannoun
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Ternus is tall and thin, with the same build he carried when he was a swimmer in college at the University of Pennsylvania.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
McEvoy's time was faster than the unofficial 20.89 that Enhanced Games swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev claimed last year at a trial in the United States - for which he received $1m.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
I also didn’t know what a Dryrobe was until I saw every sensible swimmer come out of the North Sea and throw one on to stay warm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
It turns out Potente is a pretty good swimmer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
She was also a very good swimmer and had won a gold medal at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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