Collocations for "swimming"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "swimming" in context.
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swim
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- [can, can't, know how to] swim
- learn to swim
- swim in the [deep, shallow] end
- swim in the [lake, river, ocean]
- swimming at the [pool, beach]
- swim [50 meters, two miles, 30 lengths]
- swim [freestyle, butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke]
- swim for [fun, competition]
- swimming with [dolphins, sharks]
- swam to [shore, safety]
- swim back to [shore, the beach]
- swim out to sea
- swim up to the [boat, raft]
- the [fish, turtle] swam up to me
- swim [up, down] river
- swimming against the [tide, current]
- swim across the [river, lake]
- swim around (for hours)
- has swum the Channel
- swim through the [garbage, algae]
- swim through the [bureaucracy, red tape, regulations]
- eyes (were) swimming with tears
- the [floor, plate] was swimming with blood
- my head is swimming
- the [alcohol, wine, gas] made my head swim
- go for a swim
- a [quick, brief, short, long] swim
- a [200-meter] swim
- an open-water swim
- fishing: a [good, promising, flowing] swim
- [go for, take] a swim
- a swim in the [sea, ocean, pool, lake]
- it's a [long, short] swim to the [boat, rocks, cave]
- UK: is still in the swim, despite his [age, limits]
- is a swim [teacher, instructor]
- [picked, chosen] for the swim team
- [picked] to be on the swim team
'swimming' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
basic
- bay
- beach
- bikini
- bluff
- butterfly
- charity
- chop
- contest
- courtyard
- crawl
- debt
- deep
- depth
- dislike
- dolphin
- duck
- eating
- exercise
- feat
- float
- full
- go
- goggle
- gold
- heated
- impair
- important
- in
- jogging
- lake
- lesson
- locker
- net
- no
- nude
- occasionally
- ocean
- one
- outdoor
- penguin
- pond
- pool
- proficient
- reef
- relay
- rock
- shallow
- stroke
- suit