go swimming

Example Sentences

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The chemicals used in them are water-soluble, and can easily spread into water when pet owners wash their hands, or pets go swimming.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

But ice cream isn’t causing the drownings; it’s just that people eat more ice cream when the weather is hot, which is also when they tend to go swimming more often.

From Slate • May 19, 2025

The kids love to go swimming; sometimes we’ll go for a hike in the mountains and that sort of thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

“Today is not the day to go swimming or boating!”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

I wish the tub would expand so I could go swimming, like I used to on hot summer Sundays in the woods with my father.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins