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Swim or SWIM may refer to: Movement and sport * Swim, a fad dance * Aquatic locomotion, the act of biologically propelled motion through a liquid medium * Human swimming, the useful or recreational activity of movement through water * Swimming (sport), the competitive sport of swimming Music Groups and labels * swim ~, a record label founded by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel Albums and EPs * ''Swim'' (Caribou album), a 2010 album by Caribou * ''Swim'' (Emily's Army EP), 2014 * ''Swim'' (Feeder EP), a 1996 EP by the band Feeder, later re-released as an 11-track album * ''Swim'' (July for Kings album), the Ohio-based rock band's 2002 major-label debut album * ''Swim'', a 2008 album from indie band Whispertown 2000 *''S W I M'', a 2015 album by Die! Die! Die! with a title believed to mean "Someone Who Isn't Me" Songs * "Swim" (song), a 1993 song by the alternative rock band Fishbone * "Swim", a song from Becky ...
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Adult Swim
Adult Swim (stylized as [adult swim] and [as]) is an American adult-oriented television programming block that airs on Cartoon Network which broadcasts during the evening, prime time, and Late-night television, late-night Dayparting, dayparts. The channel features stylistically varied Adult animation, animated and live-action series targeting an adult audience. The block's content includes List of programs broadcast by Adult Swim, original programming, which are particularly comedies and action series, broadcast syndication, syndicated series, and short films with generally minimal or no editing for content. Adult Swim is programmed by Williams Street, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Television Studios that also produces much of the block's original programming. Launched on September 2, 2001, Adult Swim has frequently aired animated sitcoms, adult animation features, parody, satire, Mockumentary, mockumentaries, sketch comedy, and Television pilot, pilots, with many of its programs ...
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Swimming (sport)
Swimming is an individual or team Racing, racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in Swimming pool, 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 stroke, butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, Freestyle swimming, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley Relay race, 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. There are many health benefits to ...
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Human Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that results in directional motion. Newborns can instinctively hold their breath underwater and exhibit rudimentary swimming movements as part of a survival reflex. Swimming requires endurance, skill and efficient techniques to maximize speed and minimize energy consumption. Swimming is a popular activity and competitive sport where certain techniques are deployed to move through water. It offers numerous health benefits, such as strengthened cardiovascular health, muscle strength, and increased flexibility. It is suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels. Swimming is consistently among the top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum ...
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Aquatic Locomotion
Aquatic locomotion or swimming is biologically propulsion , propelled motion through a liquid medium. The simplest propulsive systems are composed of cilia and flagella. Swimming has evolved a number of times in a range of organisms including arthropods, fish, molluscs, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Evolution of swimming Swimming evolved a number of times in unrelated lineages. Supposed jellyfish fossils occur in the Ediacaran, but the first free-swimming animals appear in the Early to Middle Cambrian. These are mostly related to the arthropods, and include the Anomalocarididae , Anomalocaridids, which swam by means of lateral lobes in a fashion reminiscent of today's cuttlefish. Cephalopods joined the ranks of the active swimmers (nekton) in the late Cambrian, and chordates were probably swimming from the Early Cambrian. Many terrestrial animals retain some capacity to swim, however some have returned to the water and developed the capacities for aquatic locomotio ...
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Swim (Caribou Album)
''Swim'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian musician Dan Snaith, released under the moniker Caribou on April 20, 2010, by City Slang and Merge. It is his third album credited under Caribou and deviated from the psychedelic pop of his recent work and toward dance music. The album straddles between more cerebral electronic music and more danceable electronic music. ''Swim'' continued the critical success set by Snaith and was critically acclaimed upon its release, later making several publications' year-end best album lists. It was recognized as one of "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far" by ''Pitchfork'' in August 2014. ''Swim Remixes'', a compilation of remixes from the album, was released in 2010 by Merge Records and features remixes by artists such as Junior Boys, Fuck Buttons, and Nite Jewel. Background ''Swim'' was, according to Snaith, "pretty much me getting up every day and wanting to work on music. Working constantly on it. Making loads and loads and loads of mu ...
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System Wide Information Management
System Wide Information Management (SWIM) is a global Air Traffic Management (ATM) industry initiative to harmonize the exchange of Aeronautical, Weather and Flight information for all Airspace Users and Stakeholders. SWIM is an integral part of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)br>Global Air Navigation Plan (GANP). The GANP defines 4 Performance Improvement Areas (PIA), SWIM resides in PIA 2: Globally interoperable systems and data, where its implementation is further defined in Aviation System Block Upgrades (ASBU) B1-SWIM and B2-SWIM. ASBU B1-SWIM defines SWIM as a “a net-centric operation where the air traffic management (ATM) network is considered as a series of nodes, including the aircraft, providing or using information.” it goes on to say “The sharing of information of the required quality and timeliness in a secure environment is an essential enabler to the ATM target concept.” ICAO Annex 3 defines what IWXXM capability is required at different t ...
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Swimmer (other)
Swimmer most commonly refers to a participant in: * Swimming (sport) competition * Swimming Swimmer, swimmers, The Swimmer, or the Swimmers may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''The Swimmer'' (1968 film), an American surreal drama film based on John Cheever's story, starring Burt Lancaster * ''Swimmers'' (2005 film), an American independent drama film starring Sarah Paulson, Cherry Jones, and Shawn Hatosy * ''Swimmer'' (2012 film), a Scottish short film * ''The Swimmer'' (2021 film), an Israeli sports drama * ''The Swimmers'' (2022 film), an American drama film Games * ''Swimmer'' (video game), a 1982 arcade game Literature * "The Swimmer" (poem), an 1899 poem by Adam Lindsay Gordon * "The Swimmer" (short story), a 1964 short story by John Cheever * ''The Swimmers'' (novel), a 2022 novel by Julie Otsuka * ''The Swimmer'', a biographical book by Patrick Barkham concerning Roger Deakin Music and dance * The Swimmers (band), a four-piece rock band from Ph ...
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Swim (Emily's Army EP)
''Swim'' is the fourth EP by American rock band Emily's Army, released on July 22, 2014, through Burger Records and Rise Records. The album is the band's first release on Burger Records and last on Rise Records. The album was produced by drummer Joey Armstrong's father, Billie Joe Armstrong. It is the band's last release under their former name "Emily's Army" after changing their name to "Swimmers" in late 2014, and later "SWMRS" in late 2015 It is also the last record to feature lead guitarist Travis Neumann and last to feature Max on bass before switching to lead guitar. Background This is the first music of the band's to feature their "beach pop" and "power pop" sound. Lead guitarist Travis Neumann left after the recording of the EP but was featured in the music video for "Aliens Landing". The album was once again produced by Billie Joe Armstrong. The album is mixed by Chris Dugan and mastered by Chris Mathers and Matthew Voelker. The band toured in summer 2014 with Rise Again ...
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Swim ~
Swim (styled swim~ the tilde "~" is part of the written name, but is not pronounced) is a record label founded in 1993, and jointly run, by Wire guitarist and singer Colin Newman, and Minimal Compact bass player and singer Malka Spigel. The label has published various solo projects and collaborations by Spigel and Newman, most notably Githead, a group formed on the occasion of the label's tenth anniversary, as well as music by a number of indie bands such as Ronnie and Clyde, Lobe and Silo. Founding Spigel and Newman met when Newman produced a record by Spigel's band Minimal Compact. They launched the Swim label after they married and started a family: "We have a young child. We had a stark choice when he was born, as we were both in touring bands, between being absentee parents or finding a way to work together while bringing up a child. We chose the latter." Abandoning conventional song formats, they found that ambient music and techno lent themselves to working from their ...
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Laurie Swim
Laurie Swim (born 27 February 1949) is a Canadian visual artist, best known for her quilt art. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of the New York Museum of Arts and Design, the Nova Scotia Art Bank, the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, the Ontario Workers Arts and Heritage Centre, and in private collections. She won the Portia White Prize in 2013. Biography Swim was born in Lockeport, Lockeport, Nova Scotia, Canada and grew up in Nova Scotia. She studied painting at Mount Allison University and NSCAD University (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design) where she graduated 1972, before apprenticing with Danish designers Lisbeth Have and Annette Juel. She returned to Nova Scotia in 1975 but moved to Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, in 1978, making art quilts for corporate and private collections. In 2004 she established The Art Quilt Gallery of the Atlantic, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Solo work * ''Eve's Apple'' (1976), 104″ x 96″. Awarded best in show at the fir ...
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The Glass Passenger
''The Glass Passenger'' is the second studio album by American rock music, rock band Jack's Mannequin. Frontman Andrew McMahon was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in mid-2005 Everything in Transit#Leukemia, following the recording of their debut album ''Everything in Transit''. While touring, McMahon suffered from writer's block, which did not dissipate until mid-2006; many of the songs that would appear on ''The Glass Passenger'' were written mid-to-late 2007. Further writing sessions were held when a number of the dates were cancelled due to McMahon suffering from exhaustion and fatigue. ''The Glass Passenger'' was produced by McMahon and Jim Wirt and co-produced by CJ Eiriksson; the tracking marked the first time McMahon worked with the band in the studio. Though the main recording sessions took place at two California-based studios (4th Street Recording and Sound City Studios, Sound City), additional recording followed at several other studios in both California a ...
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