- past participle of swim.
swum
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Their holy grail, which Mr. Ballard calls “one of the most rare, difficult, and dangerous athletic feats on the planet,” is the Ice Mile, swum in water 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
A humpback whale stranded on Germany's Baltic Sea coast since early this week has freed itself and swum into deeper waters, rescuers said Friday.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
The feast has even swum its way into pop culture.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
I had never swum anything close to eight miles before, and the reasons for trying exceed the scope of this essay.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024
There had been no night in the last two years that Mildred had not swum that sea, had not gladly gone down in it for the third time.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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