SWIMMING

[noun] [U]The doctor recommended swimming as the best all-round exercise.(UK and ANZ) A swimming costume (esp. US swimsuit, [UK and ANZ] also bathing costume, [UK and ANZ] also bathing suit, [UK and ANZ] [informal] cossie, ANZ informal swimmers, [esp. ANZ] [informal] togs) is a piece of clothing, or sometimes two pieces of clothing, which is worn by women for swimming.A swimming pool/(UK formal dated) swimming bath(s) (also pool) is an artificially maintained area of water for swimming, or a building containing this.There's an indoor/outdoor swimming pool near the town.Having a swimming pool in your back garden is quite a status symbol.Swimming trunks (also bathing trunks, ANZ also board shorts, ANZ informal swimmers, [esp. ANZ] [informal] togs) are a piece of clothing worn by men on the lower part of the body for swimming.See picture: Trunks