swimmer

1. A trained athlete who participates in swimming meets (synset 110702832)
   "he was an Olympic swimmer"
   is a type of: athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports
   subtypes:

   • backstroker - someone who swims the backstroke
   • breaststroker - someone who swims the breaststroke
   • diver, plunger - someone who dives (into water)
   • skinny-dipper - a naked swimmer
   specific instances: ederle, gertrude caroline ederle, gertrude ederle - United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906-2003)
2. A person who travels through the water by swimming (synset 110702573)
   "he is not a good swimmer"
   is a type of: traveler, traveller - a person who changes location
   subtypes:

   • floater - a swimmer who floats in the water
   • aquanaut, skin-diver - an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder
   • surfboarder, surfer - someone who engages in surfboarding
   same as: bather, natator

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