swimming

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I was 10 years old at the 1984 Olympics and got to go to gymnastics, swimming and closing ceremonies, and my nephew will be 10 in 2028.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The papers are swimming with headlines predicting failure, with scant reporting on what’s really happening to and in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

This organism can enter the body when contaminated water goes up the nose, such as during swimming in warm lakes or poorly treated water.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

It's probably fair to say that most of us have never slapped someone so hard with a wet fish that they fall, fully clothed, into a swimming pool.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

He reached the shipwreck, swimming right through the gap, as the ship did not lack for seawater within, which sloshed back and forth against the thick wooden ribs of its dark belly.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el