noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a champion swimmer/boxer/cyclist etc
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Lester Piggott is a former champion jockey.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
good
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Luckily, I am a good swimmer , so I managed to keep my head out of the milk.
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She was a good swimmer in her blue swimsuit.
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Her movements were fluid, economical and beautiful to watch, like those of a good swimmer .
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He is a good swimmer - quite good enough, and quite mature enough in that way, to respect flood water.
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He was also a good swimmer diver and horseman, as well as a fencer.
strong
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They became strong and agile swimmers , still vulnerable to attack but much less so than the invertebrates.
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He had always been a strong short-course swimmer , competing in collegiate 25-yard pools.
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He was said to have been a strong swimmer .
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Are you a strong spiritual swimmer ?
young
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President Kennedy, who as a young competitive swimmer had learned the Kahanamoku Kick, asked to meet him.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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On weekends, there's not enough room for all the boats and swimmers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And because dense bones tend to sink, black swimmers need to work much harder and expend more energy to keep afloat.
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She was a good swimmer in her blue swimsuit.
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The Everton swimmer won five events in the 13 years group.
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The pool had just been cleaned and called out for swimmers.
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The water edge brimmed with children the waves with surf riders the deep with indefatigable crawl swimmers flashing spray over wet heads.
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There was a call from another old-time swimmer , some one who just had to say hello to Doc.