swimmer
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Even if you are a marketing manager rather than a professional swimmer, that has to count for something, right?
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
A competitive swimmer from the ages of 8 to 17, he’s also back in the pool after more than 40 years away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Kirsty Coventry, a former gold-medal Olympics swimmer from Zimbabwe, was elected a year ago as the first woman president of the IOC.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Mohammed didn’t tell his father about such endeavors, and he certainly didn’t tell him when, a few years later, he decided that he was destined to be the world’s greatest long-distance swimmer.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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