How to Use swimmer in a Sentence

swimmer

noun
  • There were swimmers of all ages and sizes.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
  • If caught in a rip current, swimmers should try to stay calm.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Even strong swimmers should be aware that tides and currents are stronger.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Even the best swimmer would have a tough time trying to get back to shore.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
  • Two of the swimmers were rescued.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The swimmers looked like swimmers—sinewy and long, with huge hands and feet.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • The other big art piece is the swimmers mural.
    — Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Despite the rule change, no team brought a male swimmer to the Games.
    — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Rip currents can sweep even the strongest swimmer away from shore.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
  • More rounds of cheers went up as new waves of swimmers splashed into the water.
    — Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023
  • And Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky was named.
    — Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • What are the qualities of a great swimmer?
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • And strangest of all, the world’s dominant male swimmer dived in with no chance.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Most victims were divers or surfers – only two were swimmers.
    — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The move at speeds of up to eight feet per second and can move faster than an Olympic swimmer.
    — al, 9 June 2021
  • The animal is also known to be a good swimmer and tree climber.
    — Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Well, that’s too much for even the world’s greatest swimmer to overcome with two laps of the pool.
    — Paul Newberry, ajc, 31 July 2021
  • The performance in that race earned Bare the swimmer of the meet award.
    — cleveland, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Rescue swimmers also arrived on the scene make sure no one else was in the car.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Then try to direct the swimmer to swim parallel to shore.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • In winter, the spring is closed to swimmers and open to manatees.
    — Bonnie Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Rip currents flow out toward the ocean and can quickly pull swimmers away from the shore.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The swimmer was able to rescue the remaining two agents and boater.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • At the time, Fox was swimming with a group of 15 swimmers.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Like other pools in China, swimmers will need to don a swim cap to take a dip.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
  • Even dogs that appear to be strong swimmers should never be left alone near the water.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • The two 50-meter pools where Marsh’s swimmers train are closed.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
  • There were also old paintings of swimmers that inspired me.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Most victims were divers or surfers; only two swimmers have been attacked.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025

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