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The Swimmer (1968 Film), The Swimmer
Swimmer most commonly refers to a participant in: * Swimming (sport) competition * Swimming Swimmer or swimmers may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * The Swimmer (1968 film), ''The Swimmer'' (1968 film), an American surreal drama film based on John Cheever's story, starring Burt Lancaster * Swimmers (2005 film), ''Swimmers'' (2005 film), an American independent drama film starring Sarah Paulson, Cherry Jones, and Shawn Hatosy * Swimmer (2012 film), ''Swimmer'' (2012 film), a Scottish short film * The Swimmer, a 2021 film by Strand Releasing * The Swimmers (2022 film), ''The Swimmers'' (2022 film), an American drama film Games * Swimmer (video game), ''Swimmer'' (video game), a 1982 arcade game Literature * The Swimmer (poem), "The Swimmer" (poem), an 1899 poem by Adam Lindsay Gordon * The Swimmer (short story), "The Swimmer" (short story), a 1964 short story by John Cheever * ''The Swimmers'', a 2022 novel by Julie Otsuka Music and dance * The Swimmers, a four-piec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke, ordered as backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Swimming each stroke requires a set of specific techniques; in competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke. There are also regulations on what types of swimsuits, caps, jewelry and injury tape that are allowed at competitions. Although it is possible for competitive swimmers to incur several injuries from the sport, such as te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
