swimmer
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“Butterfly,” a gorgeous, painterly look at the life of Jewish French-Algerian swimmer Alfred Nakache, who competed in the Olympics before and after the Holocaust, is my choice.
From Los Angeles Times
There have been a number of high profile family fallouts - such as Harry and Meghan with the Royal family, Brooklyn Beckham, and Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty, who reportedly didn't invite his parents to his wedding.
From BBC
Short explained that foxes are reluctant swimmers but are "quite adept" when they take to the water.
From BBC
"But I do not think it was a diver, I do not think it was a good swimmer."
From Barron's
The Coast Guard swimmer who jumped time and again from a chopper into the raging waters of the July 2025 Texas flood, saving 165 lives, was also honored.
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