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# swimming

noun (swimming — uncountable); verb form (-ing of swim: swim, swims, swam, swum, swimming); adjective use (a swimming pool, swimming lessons)

«swimming» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The sport or activity of moving through water using your arms and legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#m1)
2. Moving through water right now (the -ing form of swim): «The ducks are swimming». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#m2)
3. Used before a noun for things meant for swimming: a swimming pool, a swimming costume. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#m3)
4. Of the head or eyes: feeling dizzy or full of tears (less common: «my head is swimming»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety: swimming lessons, swimming pools, beach and river safety (swim between the flags, never swim alone, an adult watching). In PE it is a sport with strokes like front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke. In science: fish and many animals are swimming creatures. Phrases: go swimming, swimming pool, swimming costume (UK), swimsuit or bathing suit (US), swimming trunks, swimming lessons, swimming club.

### Examples

- I go swimming every Saturday morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#x1)
- Swimming is good exercise for the heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#x2)
- We had a swimming lesson at the leisure centre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#x3)
- The fish were swimming round and round the tank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#x4)
- Only go swimming when a lifeguard or adult is watching. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#x5)
- Don't forget your swimming goggles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#x6)
- In Australia many children learn swimming at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#x7)
- The pool is closed for swimming after dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#x8)
- My head was swimming after the spinning ride. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#x9)
- Pinocchio went on swimming close to shore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/#x10)

### Note

Double m: swim → swimming, swimmer. Past: swam (I swam yesterday); past participle: swum (I have swum a mile). Do not write «swiming» or «swimed». «Swimming» as a sport is uncountable: no «a swimming». Safety myth: waiting an hour after eating is not a strict rule, but never swim alone or in unknown water. In maths problems it often comes with laps or lengths: 4 lengths of a 25 m pool = 100 m.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «swimming» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimming/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«swimming» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swimming.html) on Mova free.