Drowning vs. Swimming

An instance of a person or animal drowning.

Example: ‘It's dangerous to swim in that river — there were three drownings there last year.’;

Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion or immersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance.

The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.

The state of being dizzy or in vertigo.

Example: ‘the swimming of my head the day after heavy drinking’;

That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion.

Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes.

Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming brain.

The act of one who swims.

Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head.

the act of swimming

filled or brimming with tears;

Example: ‘swimming eyes’; ‘watery eyes’; ‘sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid’;

applied to a fish depicted horizontally

Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or a liquid substance, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body.