单词 | swim |
例句 | “Suggest? There’s no suggesting to be done. Those who can swim, swim. The others will have to stay here and hope for the best. The dog may not come.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z While I still thought my mom was crazy for swimming with sharks, I wondered what it would look like to see those fins in action, to see a shark moving through the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I considered jumping overboard and swimming away, but my body refused to move. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Of course, I had been taught how to swim. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Like when we had to go swimming during gym class at my old school. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “If you really don’t want to swim, then I really don’t want to teach you. Have it your way. We’ll just keep you away from the water for now.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I doubted hyenas were capable of swimming in open seas. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Just as they were going to swim off on their tour of inspection, a timid young roach appeared from between two waving bottle bushes of mare’s tail and hung about, looking pale with agitation. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can swim this better than any of you!” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z But the fish only continued to swim at a slightly higher level. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There should be a word for that, when you hear something and simultaneously realize that it’s been swimming around in your brain for five minutes without your permission. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then there was the swimming part, which was where I’d walked to now. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The main source of relief from the heat for the kids in Welch was the public swimming pool, down by the railroad tracks near the Esso station. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He saw as many hockey games as he could, was an active tennis player, skied, swam, and belonged to a Ping-Pong club in Manhattan. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He waited with the line between his thumb and his finger, watching it and the other lines at the same time for the fish might have swum up or down. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z All that blue makes me feel like I’m inside a swimming pool, like I’m back at the Blue Hole. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He sank into the waves and swam under the floating dock. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I figure maybe I can just read on one of them comfy-looking chairs at the pool, instead of actually swimming. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Smiling, his voice sounded, buoyant, calling me to swim to him. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the swimming pool, at the fountains spraying mist into the air, making a rainbow in the sunset. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s called that because that’s how corpses float. You have to float before you can swim.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I wonder if I could learn to swim, she thought. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Memorial Park on the south side closed its “all black” pool, so during the hot, steamy Birmingham summers, children had no place to swim. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He jumped into the water and began to swim. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s currently a half-hour wait for the hot air balloon rides and swimming with sharks.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There wasn’t time just to sit and discover Him, like I could do when I sat on the creek bank and watched the golden carp swim in the sun-filtered waters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl’s face swam in his mind, and he groaned. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She was biting her lip, and tears swam in her eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z You left out late swim, at dusk, and the feeling you got every time you entered the glass-flat water that broke soft across your chin. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She sits by her fancy swimming pool and hears only her Sony Walkman, her cordless phone, her big, important husband asking her why they have charcoal and no lighter fluid. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Still his hands swam frantically between the slippery silks, looking for his cotton shirts and wool pants. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The village children could swim and play in the one protected section where the water was shallow and slow. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Holding hands, we swim farther out and see gliding stingrays that look like giant white-bellied birds. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s the loud yell of Oscar Diaz coming around the corner, dripping and apparently fresh from a swim. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My senses are still swimming as I follow her across the street into the building. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It was not such a good lake for swimming. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I just keep swimming as hard as I can and end up slamming into her body. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z There seemed to be no obstructions and there was room for the head of a swimming animal between the surface of the water and the apex of the arch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was all still swimming in my head faster than I could really grab hold of it, let alone accept it. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z It said, Dear Mum, We have gone swimming to get some exercise. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z In the water, as he held me at the surface, I tried my best to swim. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The tree swims into view, its trunk festooned with gold. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to swim,” I tell her. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We usually watched the rest of the Today Show before going for a swim. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Do you think you could keep swimming and swimming? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly I swam up from the bottom of a black sleep. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “But, do you know, I have a notion to go down to the beach and take a good wash and even a little swim, before dinner?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no way she could’ve swum all the way here. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Down the slope from our encampment lay Lake Champlain, where I vowed I should learn to swim before we finished our business with the planet Venus and returned to the city. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Attempting to swim the numbingly cold torrent or even to paddle some sort of improvised raft across seemed too risky to consider. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dust motes swam in the slice of sunlight that came through the window. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Neel swam behind his lanky friend, feeling as sleek and fast as a river dolphin, even though he was sure to lose. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The water was too deep to wade into, its contents too suspect to swim through. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The coast seemed so far away, and he knew he was too weak to swim the distance. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Since that night among the bodies and the swim from the Reaper’s Barge, he had not been able to bear the feeling of skin against skin. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Usually I rode my bike to swim team, but Irene didn’t have one in town. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Dandelion swam as well as he ran, swiftly and easily. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I hated things like swimming and changing in locker rooms because I hated being so bare in front of other people. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The backyard smells like barbecue, and it’s warm enough that Seven’s friends swim in the pool. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Terraces climbed up the side of the mountain, with swimming pools on every level, connected by waterslides and waterfalls and underwater tubes you could swim through. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z When he was about five, he had gone with his father to an open-air swimming pool. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z From then on she was invited not only to the dances but also to the Sunday swim parties in the pool and to lunch once a week. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I think I might be able to tell,” I said, “but I’m not sure I can ever swim in the river again.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z At night the pool is quiet, and I swim laps and then just float, watching the ceiling or closing my eyes, all the sounds foggy and distant, the lifeguard keeping watch. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I look down at my supper plate, fried beets swimming in a pool of bright pink juice, half-cooked hash browns turned pink where they border the beets and cold oatmeal. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “The sea boiled with waves, fierce winter swells. Seven nights you swam, so people say.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Out in the water, she could see, Ess and Sam were swimming side by side, in some sort of game that involved spitting water into the air. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z On the far side of the house was a huge swimming pool that was hardly used by anyone except Felicia, when she was sober. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be faster swimming with both hands, but he didn’t dare risk it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Way beyond the pond and the playground and the school, and for a while we're going through this really ritzy neighborhood of big white houses and blue swimming pools. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z He swam languorously out to the raft, held on a moment, and swam languorously back to where he could stand on the sand bar. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She swam across and came up to me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "They swam the moat. Climbed the walls with hook and rope. Came over wet and dripping, steel in hand." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z El Patron swam with his brothers, but, alas, they died of various things before they had a chance to grow up. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Because when she pulled back, her eyes were swimming in tears. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My arms swam and pulled, and my legs thrust back down again, and again hit rock and pushed. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I could go swimming with great white sharks and it wouldn’t compare to this. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I used to hate swimming, but now I find it soothing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “They don’t have swim bladders, so heavy bones would make them sink.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z But no matter how well Cole swam, his father criticized him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The bathroom seemed to shimmer before his eyes; he struggled to block out all thought, but try as he might, the Half-Blood Prince’s copy of Advanced Potion-Making swam hazily to the forefront of his mind. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When they laughed and splashed, she laughed and splashed; when they dived, she 357 dived; when they swam to the sand bar and rested, Nurse Cramer swam to the sand bar and rested. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Louie swam in the lakes, ate appalling quantities of food, and socialized. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Blepharismin causes no trouble unless the animal swims into sunlight, but then the pigment kills it outright. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if he swam out there, he could never raise his hands high enough to reach it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Back at the swimming hole in Nebraska, Mary Lou had pretended that she was a pirate queen. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z At first, all he could see was aV-shaped ripple on the surface as the big animal swam closer and closer. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I’d hear people laughing and playing and I’d get off my bike and creep up and peek over the wall and see a bunch of white kids splashing around in someone’s swimming pool. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When she was ten a neighborhood boy taught her how to swim and offered her the use of his glass-bottomed box so that she could look beneath the surface of the waves. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Former all-white public schools had opened their doors to black students, as had department stores, restaurants, lunch counters, swimming pools, libraries, and other private and tax-supported facilities. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I have no idea where I can take her swimming, but I’ll worry about that later. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “We didn’t do anything, except watch. For days. The full moon came and raised the tide. The deeper water helped the shark swim back into the ocean.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z They swam and swam and swam for what seemed like hours, and only Tock’s firm encouragement kept Milo struggling through the icy water. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It's a long swim for a baby, but she made it and landed on a bank somewhere along here. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z After swimming, we sat on boulders and collected smooth pebbles to juggle in the air. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But they had a swimming pool for swimming. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Druggett persisted, “I said I wished to swim with you, Your Lordship.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Seth leaped from a stone outcropping into the swimming pool, legs curled up, and hit the water with a big splash. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “She saw it when she was swimming in the lake with him and Princess Rhyia this past full moon night.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We splashed around in that cold, clear water like river nymphs, born to swim and bathe till the end of days. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Finnick spots him about twenty yards out in the water, barely keeping afloat, and swims out to haul him in. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z With a loud splash, he hit the water and swam for the other side. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the first part of the winter, before Mon-a-nee swam away, this was sometimes hard to do. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It came the same day the swim team sent a big bouquet of sunflowers, a box of cookies, and a card that everyone signed. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z During the trial period, boys and girls demonstrated their physical fitness: They ran races, threw baseballs, swam, and performed gymnastics stunts. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Because baking cupcakes and being on swim team is not enough for Sweet Stephanie. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She dips her spoon into a container of chicken dumpling soup, swimming in grease. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I began to hyperventilate until those little black dots swam in front of my eyes. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My head swims, and I want to lie back down on the bed and close my eyes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Save it! Can you reach it?” but he was swimming too far out. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He might as well have been swimming underwater. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I dove overboard and swam to the ladder and climbed up. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The swimming pool was beside their house, which was near the camp with the ovens. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “If only we had time for a swim. Get moving.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They didn’t look as pretty right now, after a day swimming in the river, but it didn’t matter. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Those in the water were struggling to get out, forgetting in their haste to swim, wailing, walking, held back in their flight by the viscous, clinging sea as though by a biting wind. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The more vigorously he resisted actually swimming, the more he fancied it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “And what about your older sister there? Does she always go swimming at night?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Let us see how dwarfs swim,” he said, chucking him headlong into the Rhoyne. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Okay, he’s swimming hard now, through the chaos of currents that surround the cliffs...and then, he’s out of danger. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The next morning I surveyed my new abode and discovered a swimming pool in the backyard, and two smaller bedrooms. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited many an afternoon to catch sight of the beautiful golden carp as it swam by, and while I waited in the sun I pondered over his legend. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw them mostly in the summer, down by the river, fishing or swimming naked, but I didn’t really know any of them. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The darkness below was so profound that it seemed to pull the eyesight down into it, and a ghastly dizziness swam over their minds when they looked. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And then there was her figure, the milkmaid breasts, the swim champ stomach, the legs of a sprinter or a Martha Graham dancer. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I put my head down and swam all the way out there with the bigger swells, where I couldn’t touch anymore. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “You can’t always see her, but she’s there. She’s been swimming underwater, trying to find every piece of wood she can for her kids, doing everything she can to help them survive.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I know that fat girls are supposed to be allergic to pools or whatever, but I love swimming. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I figured it wouldn’t matter if I drank it. When I swim at Cape Cod, I always drink a bunch of water by accident.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t want to miss swimming for a year. He told me he could live with you for a year.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Happy is a huge river right now and I’ve forgotten how to swim. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z And he’d go fishing with Florida and teach her how to swim. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She lives in a fancy brick house with a swimming pool. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He taught all of his children how to swim and play baseball, basketball, and any other sport he could get us involved in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I draw a boy and a girl swimming through a sea of stars. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Even so, Odysseus had to swim for two days and nights before he reached land and could find a safe landing place. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Blackberry, who had finished the fragments of lettuce he had found, was sitting up and looking over the very low side, watching a stone-colored, black-spotted trout swim up into the fall. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” I said, “teach me how to swim.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z A gigantic shark swam up right under her feet. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z What if bringing an investigation here meant no more swimming? Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The underside of his mahogany desk swims into focus. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They were sweating so much they looked like they’d gone swimming. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Lena stuck her tongue out and swam away. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Most of the guests back up, making way for this rarity, this dazzling creation with blue-green, white-tipped icing waves swimming with fish and sailboats, seals and sea flowers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z If you squinted your eyes, the wind snakes looked almost like they were swimming through those weeds. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z A dozen or more loons from all the neighboring ponds fly in, and they all swim around together for a couple of hours for no discernible reason other than the pleasure of being together. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z For us, a family vacation is staying at a local hotel with a swimming pool for a weekend. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It was like swimming through an enchanted lake. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I think of my own mother. On the beach in San Juan every winter. A tan, a bikini. Dancing, swimming, laughing. Boyfriends.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don't they teach you to swim in school?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But instead of swimming back to where the twins crouched on the bank, he swam to the far side of the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She strides toward the water, and swims with brisk strokes far out to sea. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The living are flailing their arms and legs, trying to swim or gain purchase on the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “You think you could swim all the way out there and touch it?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I can swim. Who told you I couldn’t swim?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “This is your dress for the pageant? You swimming in that thing,” Pop Pop says, looking me up and down. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “We’ll take this ledge out and swim down to the shore, be waiting for them when they come. As soon as you can, make a beeline for the docking cave.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Well, a few weeks after they burned the body, a bunch of kids were swimming in Turtle Lake when it caught fire.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z By January, I am losing so much weight that my new dresses, the ones I made myself, swim on my hips. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He remembered how sweet Lemore had looked after her morning swims, with beads of water glistening on her naked skin, but the only maiden here was his poor Penny, the stunted little dwarf girl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He swam in a sulfur spring, watched over by Cahuilla women scrubbing clothes on the rocks, and stretched out to dry himself in the sun. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Tasked, not even bothering to wonder how Miss Sadie could know the thoughts swimming in my head. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z A breeze whisked through orchard branches, rippled aspen leaves, stirred across the lawn, and slightly tickled the swimming pool water. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Piper wasn’t sure what he meant, but the background noise of the river was invading her mind again—reminding her how hot and thirsty she felt, how pleasant a nice swim would be. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As I rose from my chair, my head was still swimming some. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Hysterically the frogs displaced from their placid spots swam ahead of the crazy thrashing feet and the feet came on. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As I saw the bank again, very close now, I tried holding with one arm and kicking and swimming the timber toward the bank with the other, but I did not bring it any closer. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z We used to come here sometimes, to go swimming on really hot days. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I swam as fast as I could to one end of the lifeboat, the end still covered by the tarpaulin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Like trying to swim ... up ... a waterfall,” Smitty grunted as he reached back and grabbed my arm to pull me after him. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s what happens when they let them use the same water as civilized people. You start to become contaminated. Good thing they can’t swim here.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I wondered about the creatures that had swum by while she died. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We pushed ourselves along the wreck until we reached the end, just a fifty-yard swim in open water to the lighthouse rocks. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A thin red cow with a protruding pelvic bone appeared and swam straight out to sea without wetting her horns, without looking back. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When Luke lunged again, I jumped backward into the swimming pool and felt a surge of strength. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He was too frail to swim on his own, but with Jordie’s help, he could float. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Snorting water, he cursed the creek, which was too shallow to swim and too rocky to walk. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Which means there’s plenty of time to swim before we have to close!” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z There was a lovely swimming area on E deck. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z One thing was for sure: there was no way I was going to ask one of those idiots to help me out with my swimming. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “The movie that you’re going to make about your swimming lessons—Hidden Beach,” he says, but I wrinkle my nose. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t know anyone who had a swimming pool in their backyard. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z After about twenty minutes, a small stone cottage next to a gate swam into view. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Sleep belonged to the same category as swimming; both activities were necessary and dangerous in equal parts. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I met Dante at the swimming pool, but I got winded easily. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Later that night as my head was swimming with news reports and questions about whether or not to go back to Central Fligh, I wrote in my diary: Everything in my life is so new. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, over the summer, he got contact lenses, and I noticed his eyes were bluer than the swimming pool his parents built for Carver School. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then I dream that I am falling into deep water, and I cannot swim but awaken gasping for air. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Soccer, baseball, field hockey, football, softball, basketball, swimming, track—all of those are fine. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Then it was as if Deen swam into Jinny’s head for a moment, reminding her in his new deep voice about the rules. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z On the boat I was to be equipped with underwater diving gear, which I would use to swim into the harbor at Cape Town. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I swam toward them, knowing that I might not have the strength to pull my friends out. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z And what the ghost voice said was, “But I can’t swim.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Like his fellows, he wore his uniform of black trousers and white shirt of thick cloth, his neck swimming in the collar. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They swam across the pool to the sunny edge and sat there looking at him, snapping at the tiny insects that swarmed in the shade and grass around the pool. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The hot, close smell of burning candles made his head swim. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My stomach gurgles as soon as I hear the word swim. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z You know you're swimming in weird waters when giant sharks are the least of your worries. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “You swim like you have lead up your butt,” he’d scream as Cole swam—if he managed to show up at all. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I’d been lying on the couch watching a fish tank in the corner, its one golden prisoner swimming in lazy circles. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z But she made no effort to swim and Dad finally had to admit that the experiment was a failure. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z A segment of the floor is made of glass, real glass, not a virtual simulation, and through it swims a stream of gold and scarlet koi fish. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I have analyzed why there's no letter waiting for me when I get back from swimming. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z When I was eleven and we first moved here, I’d go swimming at the community center at the same time as Seniors Games Club. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z For those two hours he has been miles away, he has been somewhere else, in a different place with totally different people, and the effort of swimming back into normal surroundings is very great. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z P.J. particularly loved the ospreys that lived in a nearby nest, the otters that swam close to the boat, and the alligators he could hear barking under the clear, starry nights. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The injured doe, Thrayonlosa, was clearly in a bad way and Blackberry and Thethuthinnang swam through together, one in front of her and one behind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z All kinds of things, like when he was born and did he know how to swim and what he did in the Overland. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I watched Michael swimming far off shore, and as fun as it looked, I knew I'd be the more vulnerable target if a shark showed up. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I decided to go swimming at the Memorial Park pool. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It isn’t the right season for swimming, but we find a pretty 1-piece that is a size too big on a clearance rack. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The first and only time Odenigbo visited her in Lagos, they had stood looking down at the swimming pool and Odenigbo threw a bottle cork down and watched it plunk into the water. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I was that fish, infected with a parasite, swimming close to the surface, trying to get myself eaten. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Or what if I’m swimming and they realize I’m indigena and they clear out the pool and empty out all the water because I made it dirty? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought of birds that swim and fish that fly. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z There were swimming reptiles, flying reptiles, and reptiles—some as tall as a six-story building—thundering across the face of the Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Stuart planned to wear his swimming trunks under his clothes so that he could dive off the lily pad into the cool stream. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z But some part of my brain had trapped his single word of reply and let it swim up through my dreams to taunt me now. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And if she swam in the wrong direction, where would she end up? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It was like when someone on TV wakes in hospital and faces swim up, but spookier 'cause of the dark. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes she thought about swimming the river, but the Blackwater Rush was wide and deep, and everyone agreed that its currents were wicked and treacherous. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She dangled our swimming gear before our eyes: Kat’s bikini, two sets of goggles, my trunks. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad bought a souped-up old Ford Fairlane that winter, and one weekend when the weather got cold, he announced that we were going swimming at the Hot Pot. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The fish righted himself and swam off again slowly with the great tail weaving in the air. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the ship breakers had gone down, swimming for the scavenge. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Every now and then parties of Bolivians drive down to Bolivia Mar to swim—a political gesture. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z If I cried a river, maybe I could swim away, or slip under the water to freedom. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. You just have to remember that you are swimming in their home. You have to know how to behave when you are the guest.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z There’s nothing I can do then but close her eyelids, whisper good-bye, and swim away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Things change so fast, it make your head swim.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She kicked her feet and swam for the surface, and what Raymie thought as they rose together was that it was the easiest thing in the world to save somebody. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z And then the next day she comes and finds me and we go swimming again and talk on her towel. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z After the ham, macaroni and cheese, fried okra, biscuits, green beans swimming in butter, and sweet tea, Mama and Aunt Lena cleared the table and brought out the pies. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Things they would need and couldn’t swim with. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s still hot out. We’re probably going swimming later. What are you worried about the cold for.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He said he’d seen people swimming in the lake and rowing boats. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He wades into the water and swims to the dock when his shoulders grow too warm, the sand free of stones or growth, smooth and yielding under his feet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There was the dream itself, and there was a memory connected with it that had swum into his mind in the few seconds after waking. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Maybe she doesn’t want to swim,” Lanetta Gainer says innocently, but that doesn’t stop Maricela from giving her the evil eye. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z This isn't a pretend quest, or making houses into castles or swimming pools into moats. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z He was nearly at the point of swimming back to shore and forgetting die whole thing. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Pleasant Pond was a vacation spot—we could hear the happy shrieks of children splashing and swimming perhaps a hundred yards away—though we couldn’t see anything of the lake through the trees. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He began the slow, painful journey back down the hill, his stomach still empty after he’d tried unsuccessfully to eat at the restaurant, his head aching from the THC now swimming through his body. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The swim back from the Reaper’s Barge had been Kaz’s rebirth. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The crew gathered for a hurried meeting on the foredeck - mostly because Percy was keeping an eye on a giant red sea serpent swimming off the port side. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And she said I should come and swim, too, but I don’t like swimming because I don’t like taking my clothes off. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And with each subsequent sip it got easier to swallow, and soon my body felt heavy and my head swam, and everything Mabel said made me laugh and every memory I had was meaningful. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She swam and reached the other side of the bank where she could touch bottom. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The city’s public swimming pool had also desegregated. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The hotel itself is at least twenty stories tall, sleekly designed, with a virtual image of floating koi swimming across its entire side. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z You just have to remember that you are swimming in their home. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I started to sink—legs first, then down to my waist before I remembered to swim. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z From that day forward swimming became a part of Robin’s everyday life. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “Someday. Soon. Could you swim when you lived in Jamaica?” he asks. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z There was always sand in the sheets and spiders in the cabinets, and most of the time the sea was too cold to swim in. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It takes two days for them to hold the color, which is the clear, bright blue of a swimming pool. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Whenever the biologists from the health department find too much bacteria, they post DANGER! signs up and down Thunder Beach—no swimming, no fishing, no anything. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The raft swam in a golden pond for several seconds. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Canopies and buffet tables dotted the massive compound, which was green and landscaped, with the promise of a swimming pool in the back. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In later years, when we were all a little older and could swim, the daily routine became different. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “He swam around in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean until he found me!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “If it were summer, I would swim across. I am a very strong swimmer,” he told the wandering boy. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z What was he doing so far from the warm seas swimming with gentle manatees? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy thought that sounded magical—swimming the butterfly—like something out of a fairy tale. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was too deep and she could not swim. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And when the weather became warm, he moved into a health and rehabilitation center, not because he was ailing but because the facility had a swimming pool and a gym where he could work out. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She swam up to the surface of consciousness before diving again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That day, I read that macaroni can swim up to twenty miles an hour. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Adina heard her voice saying “Yeah,” and the room swam for her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “You have to spit your gum out before you swim,” I said, thinking again of Irene. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I swim in the lake provided, and eat raisins and crackers spread thickly with peanut butter and honey while reading detective stories, and sulk because there’s no one my age around. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then it wiggled in the water and swam in circles, a joyful fire twirling in the water. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The ancient half-sister, fresh from her swim and now clothed in a towel bathrobe, came and sat herself close to her manly lover. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know how sick a kid could get from swimming in that bad water? Same goes for the fish and the dolphins and the baby turtles. It sucks, what Dusty is doing. It’s awful.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes, like Mr. Lapham’s boys, they swam secretly, silently, on Sunday afternoons, but usually only after dusk had fallen and the day’s work was over. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Dried-up leaves, piles of brush, big pieces of plastic from a kids’ old swimming pool. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He muttered something about a swim and broke into a trot. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “I’m a good swimmer, but I’m not good enough to swim across that pond.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The stonecutter's son released the fish, and it began to swim. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Buttercup went into her breast stroke, silently swimming away. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I thought I would swim out until I was too tired to swim back. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z There were hedges that, in the summer, the gardener shaped like animals, and a swimming pool with emerald- colored tiles. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We swam away with what little strength we had. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Beyond the activity of swimming, there was the talk of it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “You’re getting to look like one of these crazy Hungarians or something getting out of a swimming pool.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Most of them were gill-netters, men who traveled into solitary waters and dropped their nets into the currents salmon swam. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Roosevelt supposed that the monkey must have been dangling from a tree branch, trying to take a drink of water from the river, when the catfish swam up and ate him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z For about a week, we stayed in a borrowed apartment belonging to family friends and made trips every day to the ocean, to swim and laze about in the sun. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Black spots swim across my field of vision, and I think there’s a really good chance I could faint. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “If the state spent more time finding new sources of water, instead of fining us for filling our swimming pools,” one woman says, “we wouldn’t be in this position.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “She said she wasn’t afraid to swim with them,” I said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Maybe he would have gone for a swim anyway,” Brian whispered. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “He taught me how to swim,” I said. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He fought his way free from her, swam to our side, and ran upstream. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, he was allowed to ride only Safe Horses, and he could swim only if two lifeguards were present. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been decorated with hundreds and hundreds of candle-filled pumpkins, a cloud of fluttering live bats, and many flaming orange streamers, which were swimming lazily across the stormy ceiling like brilliant watersnakes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I gave it a strong caudal fin—a tail—to allow the shark to swim side to side and propel it forward. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Tears swim in her eyes and yet she is not crying. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Now a dozen were swimming around the giant’s legs. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Let's go ask them if we can swim.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Lugging the seed bag over his shoulder, Andrew went out the side door to the swimming pool and patio area. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Using my hand, I mimicked a fish swimming into it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z By each name is a capsule description of what Yolanda might remember of that relative: the one with the kidney bean swimming pool, the fat one, the one who was an ambassador. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It began with my swimming in a river at Mattru Jong with my brother Junior. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The water was blue and full of chlorine, and my eyes stung, but I factored the equation and realized I was upside down and all I had to do was right myself and swim up. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A spongy mermaid who had forgotten how to swim. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the way, unable to contain himself, Mohammed jumped in and swam alongside Deeb and the other contestants. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Her vision swam for one long beat, and she blinked several times before it came back into focus. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He knew it was a risk swimming with hungry piranhas. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Hesitantly, he removed his clothes, glancing again at Edwin, who had already swum over and seated himself chest-deep on a rock ledge across the pond. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z We stopped swimming and playing there, but we still had to wade in to fill our cans with water. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day, the heavers swam along their dam, inspecting and repairing it. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He talked about swimming as if it were a way of life. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He knows that Enrique cannot swim, so he paddles him back and forth on the water in an inner tube to quiet his fears. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z "I could swim when I was five. Daddy taught me. He's a commander in the Navy. When he gets leave hell come and rescue us. What's your father?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He didn’t swim against the current, and in the time it took Anya to inhale, he was gone over the waterfall’s edge. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And I’m so amazed—as amazed as I was that first day I met you, when I saw you unexpectedly swim underwater; back when I thought you were like me and you couldn’t swim. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z His cheeks burnt with the rush of blood, the room swam and darkened before his eyes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no other cars there, no bicycles locked to the fence, and no swimming pool—not even a trace of a pool. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The Guardian Angels kids had been going to Iona regularly to swim in the pool there. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Those who could not swim were relegated to the forest side of the clearing and made to play innocuous games; swimmers had the run of the steps, supervised casually by two Negro youths. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z James didn't know how to swim, and whenever he tumbled into the canal一more than a dozen times by his count—someone had to pull him out. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Ishmael kept to the middle of the group, swimming and keeping low, breast- stroking, and tried to think of himself as a dead marine floating harmlessly in Betio’s lagoon, a corpse borne by the current. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When I was at sleepaway camp, which I am never doing again, they met at the Club, where Maddy does swim team. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z A flat-screen TV takes up a whole wall, and tropical fish swim around in a tank on another wall. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Ollie spent all day long swimming around that small bowl, ducking through the fake log, and then swimming around again. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Then he told everybody to close their eyes—the Wart peeped—and began to swim round the invalid in a slow and stately dance. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Doctors said there was no way Center could swim unless he took painkillers, the use of which was illegal under Olympic rules. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s in swimming trunks, she in a long blue coat. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I swam around to the stem and pulled myself up. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Would they live long enough to swim safely to the other shore? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z True, they had settled a few islands by swimming short stretches of water or crossing them on improvised rafts. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I smoothed out the letter from Mountford Prep, and folded it back along the creases, and put it in the bottom drawer of my dresser with my swim trunks. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z We also liked to swim in nearby Lake Tanganyika, one of the biggest lakes in the world. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Shoals of herring and great codfish swam between the tall arched windows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The thing was, the races didn’t really mix in Little Rock, not in the bathrooms of department stores, nor in the water of the swimming pools. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tons of places. I wanted to do cool stuff, like surfing in Morocco, hang gliding in Rio de Janeiro, and maybe swimming with dolphins in Mexico—see? Dolphins, not sharks,” Rufus says. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The moonlit river fell from his swimming arms like sleeves of silver. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I pushed on, filled with mild disquiet, feeling like someone swimming too far from shore. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She and the twins had only learned how to swim at Abuelito’s insistence, which had been prompted by her father’s drowning. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As in every other phase of teaching, Dad knew his business as a swimming instructor. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z All of the light fixtures look like real gold, and they’ve got one of the biggest fish tanks I’ve ever seen in my life, with tropical fish swimming around. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The oak was very hard, and took real strength to work, but swimming had given Robin good muscle in his arms, so that little by little he was able to shape the staff. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z They swam swiftly in silence to the middle of the river, turned, and swam slowly to the landing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He reached under the librarian’s desk and pulled outa purple flower-petal swim cap, which he tugged down snugly over his curly white hair. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z But after the long swim, the terrible knife fin rising above her, the away and apart and alone, she didn’t have the energy, the heat for this moment. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Reluctantly, Riccio let himself be dragged away, his head still swimming with the scent of sweet almonds. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Ghost swam, emerging on the bank with his white fur dripping brown. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Stripes of white, orange, and rust-colored veins swam through the jags, pits, and knobs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When it was my turn to sing alone, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath as if I were preparing to jump into the deepest end of a swimming pool. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I thrash, icy water all around me as I try to swim to the surface. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I had been swimming up from deep, green water—the quarry—except it was light outside. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It made me tired, swimming in the trough, and I turned and swam out to the raft. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z They strolled about the base, taking in its cracked and overgrown runways, its derelict barracks, its empty gymnasium, and a drained swimming pool filled with debris. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Beside me, the student's eyes swam with a distorting cataract of tears, his features rigid as though he struggled within himself. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Faces passed him, swimming out of the black, then each face was ripped up and away before he could touch it... American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Albert stands at the snack counter in his swim trunks, with his little towel draped over his wide back, and contemplates his selection of ice cream. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He could swim island to island, stopping at each to warm up, eat, and sleep. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They were relieved from duty at the fire and had come down for a swim. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Frank swam around the tank and reported no exits. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There’s a moment where the headlamps illuminate the ice and water below, like a swimming pool, but then the hood crashes through and, with a shower of sparks, everything goes dark. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But the circles were much shorter now and from the way the line slanted he could tell the fish had risen steadily while he swam. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It made his head swim in a pleasant way. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The last betrayal that sent Velutha across the river, swimming against the current, in the dark and rain, well in time for his blind date with history. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the mornings, early, two or three of their children went down to Center Bay with hand lines and fished from the pier or swam out to the rocks and tried for cod. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Blackbeard’s men broke the tiki torches for the luau, threw herbal wraps into *the swimming pool, and kicked over tables of sauna towels. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z So we always rode up to the nearest gas station to use the restroom when we were swimming. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z On the sandbank she found not one but five of the precious wheels, and passing the cord through their softening centers, she swam heavily back, pulling them behind her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Part of me wants to let go of the keg and swim around looking for the skiff before I’m too weak to move my arms. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Animal fossils repeatedly turned up on opposite sides of oceans that were clearly too wide to swim. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He knew almost nothing of beavers except that they lived in the water, chewed trees down, and looked cute when he saw them swimming in the water. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z In the past year, June had dragged Ivy and Taryn through a myriad of activities, everything from synchronized swimming to knitting classes at the rec center. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Alex waited a few moments, then swam forward and dived for a second time. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She even laughed when the fish swam by and tickled her bare legs. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The air was so damp that fish could have come in through the doors and swum out the windows, floating through the atmosphere in the rooms. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Each day black boys between the ages of eight and twenty-five came to swim, draw, and read. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He continued to swim in Dumbledore’s wake, the tips of his benumbed fingers brushing the rough, wet rock. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Evan wished that Scott hadn't shown up, but he had, and they needed the sixth guy for three-on-three since Jack had gone home to ask his mom if they could all swim at his house. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He had been swimming for almost two minutes, but it felt closer to ten. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She sighed as she rolled in the shallow water, cleaning herself as best she could and dreading Loo’s swim lessons. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z "Not the whole summer. Just the last five days. Remember we went to Bar Harbor? And we swam at the pond?" The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z We played and swam and even started to dance and sing. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They go swimming, yell over one another about politics, pass the guitar around again. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But as she swam away, he saw that instead of legs, she had a fish tail. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I hoped that he and his papi were catching baseballs and swimming in the ocean. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It’s Wednesday and freakishly warm, and it’s my third swimming lesson. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I could see the brush, but even with my momentum and swimming as hard as I could, the current was taking me away. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z So instead, I just watched him walk away, my head all muddled and swimming. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He dives under the surface and now he’s swimming. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Her head almost swam with the memory of their kiss, and she had to blink several times to get her thoughts back on track. “...can do that, if you’d like?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I learned that she never learned to swim, and for that reason she always loved rivers and lakes. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Shunned by established churches, they became a sect of outsiders, and their preachers condemned worldly temptations like dancing, movies, jewelry, and swimming in public pools. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Jetta made her jump into the pool in her clothes to get dive bricks that Jetta herself had thrown in, when the swimming team was standing less than ten feet away. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He stirred in the water and made to swim. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘The man shivered at the mention of his master, and put a foot into the water; but he drew back. “I cannot swim,” he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The best spot for swimming was by the harbor, but getting there meant walking straight through town. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z My friends were sinking fast, trying to swim, without luck, in the bubbly trail of the ship’s wreckage. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I dropped back into the water and swam around to the stem, where it was easier to pull myself up. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The park had snack huts, picnic tables, and a lake with a swimming area, but all were shut and there wasn’t a soul about. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Like I just ran a marathon, swam a few laps, and played back-to-back soccer matches, is how you answer Mom’s question. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I never heard from him again ... but I did hear that he was put in the ocean and I knew he couldn’t swim. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a color photograph of a long-haired woman, wearing a red spangled costume that covered even less of herself than the bathing suits the gringa tourists wore in Señor Aguilar’s swimming pool. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I don’t know too many Ninth Ward folks that can swim. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I wonder why they never say, You can eat sweets and stay home from school and go swimming for Ireland. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The outer was red sandstone, thirty feet high and decorated with animals: snakes slithering, kites flying, fish swimming, intermingled with wolves of the red waste and striped zorses and monstrous elephants. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z JB ’s eyes are ocean wide, his mouth swimming on the floor, his clownish grin, embarrassing. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z And I said to him, ‘Brother Tiger, you go for a swim, I’ll look after your balls for you.’ American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I’d been banned from swimming while I was having all my operations. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The face of Big Brother swam into his mind, displacing that of O’Brien. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I listened carefully when I heard that two of my cousins had been refused admittance to an ‘all-white’ swimming pool. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Staying with me for just a second, she jumped in the slough and swam back to the other side. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I understand the concern. If you see a seal, don’t swim in that area,” she said, emphasizing the word don't with her hands. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Thousands had jumped into the river, frantically swimming from the danger. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “I felt it push against the net. But it swam down deeper, into the mud, and the net went over it.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I pretended to look at the aquarium, which had pea-green slime on the glass and exactly one live fish swimming in the water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He’d barely moved—just the slightest twitch swimming across his tormented face—but the sound had unmistakably come from him. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z When they arrived at the washing-up spot, Jinny was disappointed to realize she wouldn’t really be able to join in, since Loo didn’t know how to swim yet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Sonia and Tara can swim at the British High Commission club only because their father works for a British company. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was being dragged forward on limp legs, the image of the nearest white SUV swimming in and out of focus. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Could it be that her goldfish, who had swum all the rivers except one, had been Jin searching for the Dragon Gate? Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He swims away from the others and toward a series of collapsed columns that form a cave. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But the only times she whipped him were for swimming off the pier in Turner Station. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “You shouldn’t go swimming in it,” a kid told me once. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I love to swim, but I am not allowed in the deep end. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hamlet followed along the bank, mimicking my swimming motions. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Turner wondered wildly if there was a better time to throw stones at her house, but all he said was,“I’m on my way home. From swimming.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t just swim out,” I said softly, pulling on a pair of jean shorts beneath my towel. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I walked away front that haven which held the pond and the swimming waters of the golden carp feeling a great weight in my heart. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Had this space been filled with water, Nathan could have swam. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z At first we only heard stories about what happened to it on the north, after the forest closed down on it: a stream, a waterfall, clear pools for swimming. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z For instance, I hated swimming during PE and considered it a basic human right to use my menstrual cycle as an excuse to stay out of the water. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Dragon and Minli looked in the water and saw a large orange fish with a black fin swimming next to them. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “There are men who come out at night like the rats that swim in Green River.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway, we’re the ones with the swimming pool. Everybody wants to come to our house. Everybody. No one wants to go to your house. Don’t you know that?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z On Wednesday, when the club stayed after school to work a swim meet, he even helped me bury Erwin. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z An entire flock of bat-like creatures with long flowing tails bursts out and swims through the sky in the opposite direction. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Blacks who tried to swim in white areas were turned away by white bathers and beach policemen; in parks, blacks were pelted with rocks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her head swam with fatigue; the sunlight glittering off the water made her eyes ache. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Track, swimming, tennis—any sport that had a clear lane line or net between her and her opponent. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Here it was a gold color and you could see fish swimming around. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a pond in our courtyard and I often poked a stick in the still water to make the turtle swim out from underneath the rocks. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t wait to show Phoebe and Ben the swimming hole and the fields, the hayloft and the trees, and the cows and the chickens. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “They teach us softball and stuff, but not swimming.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I looked down at the little family swimming beside the reef. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z All his stories had to do with swimming pools and swimming competitions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z After the gym, Jule swam a mile in the Playa Grande pool and spent the rest of the morning as she often did, sitting in the business lounge, watching Spanish instruction videos. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But it was so strong that it kept swimming. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Dolphins rose out of the sea and swam before the ship. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z There was sand beach a little aside of the rocks, he glimpsed this a couple of times as he tried to swim free of the rising of the next breaker. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have said that....It’s just that I’m so tired, and the medicines, they make my head swim....I’m just not myself these days.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z In addition to the boiled egg, her breakfast tray contained more of the thick bread and a bowl of warm cereal swimming in cream. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They flew apart, struggling to sit up, Dimple’s head swimming. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I gasped like a fish, let my head fall back: the green leaves swam in the sky. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “There are stepping stones to go across, and little fish swimming, tiny ones—minnows?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He hated that he couldn’t go swimming in a pool because of it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Benji didn't have a bathing suit with him, but he was a millionaire—if he wanted to swim in his underwear, who could stop him? Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Though sometimes I feel like I’m swimming in whiteness. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I blink rapidly, and the dark spots disappear, but the world still swims before me, like I am tilting forward and back in a rocking chair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He got a list of every high school and university in each river town, and cross-referenced everyone who had been on a swim team for the past twenty years or had registered for a triathlon. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z My eyes were swimming: green, green, worm, string, rotten pod, green, green. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z If the mother stops swimming, even for a short time, the calf will sink. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z His stomach hadn’t felt right since his swim at the oasis. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After we had swum around in the water for a while Finny said, “Will you do me the pleasure of jumping out of the tree first?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z There, swimming in the clear water, was a devilfish. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Swimmers wearing snorkel masks jump from the deck to swim below. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He wore those white Lastex kind of swimming trunks, and he was always going off the high dive. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Will all Library Olympians kindly join me at the swimming pool? It’s time to dive into another game!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Thor jumped into the cold water and swam out, hauling his sack behind him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The pieces of roast duck were swimming in a luscious, sweet sauce. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They would be skating together and then Mister Singer would fall through the ice and she would dive in without regard for peril and swim under the ice and save his life. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Then he saw one on the surface swimming in circles. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z On hot days we swam in Elsinore's river where it meandered through a nearby wood, and we captured frogs and salamanders on its grassy banks. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The goldfish swam peacefully, alongside the little gray fish. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The shark must have been the length of a swimming pool. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I had thought, though, that swimming wouldn’t be that necessary. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you swim, don’t forget to wear sunblock. I’ll see you kids later.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It felt like I was swimming inside a cement mixer. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The mothers never invited Mrs. Dixit to join them around the Armstrongs’ swimming pool. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z By the time Maniac and the rest of the vacant lot regulars got there, Chestnut and Green was a cross between a block party and a swimming pool. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Bono watched the swimming lessons from on shore, too, and now there was no jest about him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He took off his shirt, wiped his brow and said, “Whew, sure is hot out these days. I can’t wait to go swimming.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Roz spent the morning watching her son swim around and around the pond. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I said, what do you and Henry Clinton mean by going swimming in the river last night naked? It’s all over Maycomb this morning.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He swims in circles, dunking his emerald-green head underwater, flinging water droplets as he shakes his beak. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The other kids are bouncing around me like remoras swimming under a great white. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t know that I agreed with her—we’d been driving all day in the hot summer sun, and we hadn’t bathed since before our swim yesterday. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Taking a deep breath, he blinked, allowing the Illuminated world to swim before his eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Once more the Labrador swam the river, climbed out on the far side, shook himself, and barked. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The room swam for a few moments after I stopped, but I soon got my equilibrium back. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z This is where I see words swim in and around my neighborhood like dust from overhead train tracks. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They had turkey with stuffing, and mashed potatoes swimming with dill and butter. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I said, Your Lordship, I would swim with you,” offered Druggett again, applying more fat. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But no fish swims into it, or if it does, it dies and drifts away. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z While his thirteen-year-old daughter Kelly, an exceptional young athlete, swam measured laps, his eleven-year-old son Burt kept flipping gracefully off the diving board. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that never again would a ringtail fool them by swimming the river. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon he swam and lay on his back on the mossy bank, his hands crossed under his head, his thoughts returning to the conversation he had had with the storekeeper. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z While I was shaving, I wondered what I was going to do and I decided to go for a swim. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Words had started swimming off the page, circling my head, the letters doing one-eighties as if they were riding skateboards. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He also described the flight of birds and the swimming motion of fish in mathematical terms. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The blue one-piece is good for swimming but not pretty. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I remember that. I tried to swim out and started tingling all over.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The sea bottom was rich with crawling and swimming and growing things. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Do I want to spend all my time left swimming upstream? Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Dragging him over my shoulder, I began to swim toward the riverbank, where his mother was crying out for me to bring him to her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The water was warmer than his blood and he might have been swimming in a huge bath. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It was another cobweb day, and by the time we crossed the Thames we looked as though we had swum it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z If I dove in, maybe I could swim off the edge of the world. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z My wet swim trunks hung across the top of the shower door. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Inside the brown paper is a pair of goggles, the kind you wear swimming. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My own baptism, and every one I have witnessed so far, took place in something like a large bathtub or small swimming pool in the Baptist Church. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When they heard this song, the crocodiles slipped into the river and quietly swam closer so that they could hear the words more clearly. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He found her on the balcony with Madu, standing and looking down at the swimming pool. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My head swam with the swish-swish of nurses’ skirts as they hurried from room to room, and the squeak-squeak of gurney wheels echoing along the tile halls. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Faces swam on the edges of Harry’s vision, people were peering at him, whispering, wondering, and Gryffindor rubies glistened on the floor like drops of blood as they made their way toward the marble staircase. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In time, swimming would become a physical freedom greater than I could ever have imagined. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I had asked Dad what size it needed to be and he said the hole should be as large as a swimming pool. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The black type blurred, the letters swimming into one another, and then changed to a bright red, the red of fresh blood. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Money, God, race, sex, color, war, planes, machines, trains, swimming, boxing, anything . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat there for a while, and Link and Marty went swimming, and we played water volleyball, which was hard with three people. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Among dances, swimming, and tennis she soon found herself getting involved in the English language. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z We went out on their boat and swam in their pool. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He also believed that cleanliness was next to godliness, and as a result all of us had to go swimming at least once a day. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z As he spoke, a third rabbit came swimming out from under the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And ever since that swimming pool had been preying on Etta’s mind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Some kind of sport or recreational activity—soccer, dance, swimming, professional hopscotch. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The runway lights blinked on and off and the darkness was complete again, absolute; in the blue-blackness Richard felt his head swimming. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We had swimming for gym class that afternoon. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z One look at a crab’s swimming leg and I could tell almost to the hour when the critter was going to shed. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She learned to stand still, on the bank of the river, and thus she saw the muskrats swimming, noses above water, watched them dive. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He paces back and forth on the shore, makes a couple of steps into the water as if to swim out. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Oh! it will be very fine; all my best of everything—crystal, silver and gold, Sèvres, flowers, music, and champagne to swim in. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z This year, the prank was as follows: Some seniors filled the swimming pool with about six thousand packages of grape Kool-Aid. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z It was thick with leeks, carrots, barley, and turnips white and yellow, along with clams and chunks of cod and crabmeat, swimming in a stock of heavy cream and butter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Everyone danced under Chinese lanterns and went for late-night dips in the oval swimming pool. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I go swimming whenever I feel like it,” I said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Then what happened, a couple of days later I saw Jane laying on her stomach next to the swimming pool, at the club, and I said hello to her. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “You are very young and have not seen everything that swims in the world.” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The door unlocks with a click, and I throw myself onto an empty couch, my head swimming as I slam my eyes shut, pretending to sleep. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z By the end of August he was swimming length after length in an easy crawl, diving from the high board, ripening to a deep brown from the sun and the water. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He went swimming and took a bath in the dead stream, Burden Creek. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I described the glittering casinos and the glamorous high rollers, the palm trees and the swimming pools, the hotels with ice-cold air-conditioning and the restaurants where hostesses with long white gloves fit flaming desserts. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He settled comfortably against the wood and took his suffering as it came and the fish swam steadily and the boat moved slowly through the dark water. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And we go swimming together and then have lunch somewhere and then she wants us to promise we’ll meet at the same spot the next day. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I suppose the sea can kill you. But that’s why you need to learn to swim. Because then it’ll be fine. Then you can keep yourself safe. No matter what. Okay?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They’d have to swim, and this stuff was already paralyzing them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Sitting once on the rocks as we dried from swimming, he asked me, “Do you not find it somewhat strange to have your feces weighed and recorded?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Silently they swallow, shake off the crumbs, and drift downstream for a swim in faster water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In the predominantly white community in Georgia where we had previously lived, the swimming pool had also been private—available only to the community residents. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The eight soon-to-be brothers feasted on rack of lamb baked in a crust of garlic and herbs, gar-nished with sprigs of mint, and surrounded by mashed yellow turnips swimming in butter. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z For, on the old beamed ceiling of the parlor, streaks of light swam and danced and wavered like a bright mirage, reflected through the windows from the sunlit surface of the pond. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding on to a fig root, she got into the water and refreshed herself with a quick swim. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In my shorts and T-shirt, I run to the water for a cool swim. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I pictured sharks in the ocean, calling out their own names as they swam by. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z We paused to net a huge male crab, a true number one Jimmy, swimming doubled over a she-crab. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the illuminated slide in the microscope, at the orange droplet swimming in the eyepiece, and release a shaky breath. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I could get a good hotel room and read and swim. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z There had been no night in the last two years that Mildred had not swum that sea, had not gladly gone down in it for the third time. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Her blue eyes flashed, but they were swimming with tears. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He swam swiftly toward a seven-foot-tall merman with a long green beard and a choker of shark fangs and tried to mime a request to borrow the spear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Go for a swim” she told her sister. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Commandant wanted sand, and I didn’t have time to—to—” Veturius’s face swims for a moment, and I feel strangely weightless. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The president felt as if “he was himself again” when he saw people swimming and walking at the beach, boats sailing on the ocean, and the soldiers pacing the perimeter of the cottage lawn. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “It’s not that much fun, having a Care. Teaching them everything—swimming and reading. It’s hard. And some part of them is always dirty or dripping. They break things. They smell.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The kids around him were telling one another about all the fun stuff they’d done that summer—trips to Disneyland, camping in Yosemite National Park, or swimming at the beach. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The land was still swimming by underneath and flashing by overhead on both sides. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I still have some water in my ear from my swimming lesson yesterday,” he said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I read the newsprint again, the words swimming in front of me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “It’s also hard to take care of a swimming pool,” Styx said. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z You could swim miles in this quiet water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She came to Tane, waking him with a kiss, and they swam in the cool waters of a lagoon. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He could swim thirty miles at a stretch, and faster than anyone else. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “How many of you sheep herders know how to swim?” our drill instructor growled. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A few months before, she would never have attempted it, but now she could swim if she miscalculated—and if the crocodile didn’t get her first. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He dived into the water and swam with only his sleek head above its surface, climbed the bank, and shook the water from his fur. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Trust me, I do. I know who I am and I know who you are. Thanks for the swimming lessons. We’re even. See you Monday.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z We were lucky they hadn’t noticed us swimming there already. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z When it had been warm, Kaede had often come here with classmates to swim in the sheltered cove. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Real swimming instructions, teaching us how to swim the right way, only began after we succeeded in getting across that pool on our own. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They were forbidden to play sports on the same team, marry one another, or swim together in the same pool. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “The guide tempted it with fish guts he had in a plastic milk jug. The eel swam out from the rocks. It must have been eight feet long. Bright green.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I lower myself into the water, not because the lady tells me to but because I want to swim like you can. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I’m imagining us swimming through the night sky to the bright moon and hoping I remember the image in the morning so I can make it and give it to her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I stretched out on the living room floor and it felt like I was swimming. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He and his wife, Virginia, had just built a four-bedroom contemporary home, complete with a swimming pool, on Cedar Gap Ridge. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z His head was swimming, his stomach lurching, but he didn’t move. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z My head started swimming as I thought through my options, and when I ran through them all, I realized there was no way I could win. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The girl next door and I can do all my favorite summer things together: swimming at the pond, watching TV, and riding bikes. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The tub was uncomfortable, too short for him to stretch out, though he remembered when he could almost swim in it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer started swimming beneath the boardwalk, easing his way to the buoys. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They could all swim, and they had good sense about water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z "Old Nan says the children knew the songs of the trees, that they could fly like birds and swim like fish and talk to the animals," Bran said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A red fish with a mean face swims in a tank near the register. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A trio of moths swim against the ceiling of his bunkroom. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Last night at dinner, Minerva announced that this year she’s giving up swimming in our lagoon in exchange for divine help in becoming a lawyer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Rockmouth’s face poked above the surface, he flashed a big toothy grin, and then he quickly swam away. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I'm swimming in these clothes, still skeletal, though I know I've put on some weight in the past few weeks. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Of course I can swim. If I couldn’t swim I’d be dead by now,” he said. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I heard twigs breaking and footsteps getting closer from the direction of the swimming hole. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z At school, I told my swim coach about my pregnancy. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Brian and I had gone swimming once, but Ernie Goad and his friends were there, and they started telling everybody that we Wallses lived in garbage and would stink up the pool water something awful. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But the place where he and his friends swam was farther down the river, a bend where the water, protected by encircling rocks, was calm, separated from the fast-moving water farther out. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Herein lay another complaint the people had with the educated and tricky thugs who were trying to form a conservancy district in order to build the Zopilote’s private swimming lake behind the Indian Creek Dam. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, baloney! I can just imagine the ladies swimming with the rats biting their legs!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Stella could swim, but she preferred not to. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And that swimming hole...it would be so nice to jump in with Jason and relax in the shade of the trees, floating in the nice cool water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mary took them inside and showed the kids the pool in back, and within minutes the four of them were swimming and happy. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z We played swimming games for a few minutes, then divided into two teams for an ambush game. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Little water snakes slipped down to the rocks and then gently entered the water and swam along through the pool, their heads held up like little periscopes and a tiny wake spreading behind them. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He swam for the beach, still laughing and drunk on survival. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Then we decided to borrow money and put in our own swimming pool. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was used to swimming alone, imagining myself a great sleek fish such as I had seen pictured in an ancient book. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I held the neck of the bottle with my left hand and began to swim toward the surface. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Oily lifeguards were winding up the lane ropes for open swim and a gaggle of coaches crowded around the awards table, sorting nine colors of ribbons into thick manila envelopes. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z That swim now seemed like a nightmare from another lifetime. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z All I can think about now is the sea of faces swimming in front of me, waiting and waiting in what used to be a beautiful theater. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Then the golden carp swam by Cico and disappeared into the darkness of the pond. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A leap, a splash, and again his body did what it had never done before but was meant to do all along: he swam. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He was too tired, and even if he could find his way through the mine, he’d never be able to manage the swim a second time. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z What do you do in a pool when you don’t know how to swim? Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I had gray and black skater shoes and dark blue socks with sharks swimming and swimming up around my ankles. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z ‘Johnny Tremain is a bold fellow. I knew he could learn—if he didn’t get killed first. It was sink or swim for him—and happens he’s swimming.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Her own swimming class had been orderly and precise, with special instructors. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ifemelu had been drinking too much white wine; from time to time she had a swimming sensation in her head, and she would later send apology e-mails to the host and the poet. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z On the periphery of each swimming pool were ball fields, also Levitt-built. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She had swam away, her serpentine head undulating on the surface Hke a swimming grass-snake, and the King had hailed a passing ship which looked as if it were off to the Crusades. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The bed was pulled through the streets and floated across a swimming pool at the resort hotel. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sneider trained Bobby in swimming, weight lifting, tennis, and soccer, and they became friends. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Sophiatown boasted the only swimming pool for African children in Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Think you it is really helping my legs to swim?” he asked anxiously. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The blurry memory swims into focus, and I can see my dad standing next to me on the beach, the tide pulling at our feet, our toes digging into the sand. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The trespassers had loitered in the lobby, strolled in the garden, lounged by the swimming pool. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept afloat and swam your sea, or drifted, taken by wind and current to this coast where I went in on big swells running landward. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted my drawing to look like it could swim to life with its torpedo body launching the shark at the speed of a car. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She held to a root until it broke in her hands and then she began to swim. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Dear Caleb, My cat's name is Seal because she is gray like the seals that swim offshore in Maine. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z If that yellow towline slipped off my foot, would I sink into the sea as he had or would I swim for all my life to catch up to it? Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The master hunted for a boat, and while hunting, never lost sight of Tice, kept watching his head, just above the water, as he swam toward the opposite shore. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He said the camp director and several of the counselors went looking for the hearing aid in the morning while we all went swimming in the lake, but they couldn’t find it anywhere. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Squatting amongst the hounds, Reek drank until his head swam, retched, wiped his mouth, and drank some more. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The porpoise thrashed and swam away with the harpoon stuck in her. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And I can't swim that well...but maybe I can tow her to safety? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They swim or ride inner tubes to a tiny, lush island in midstream, then rest and hide until they see a chance to make it the rest of the way. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The angler fish had recovered itself and was swimming in circles. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Horace Whaley’s eyes bulged—his thyroid gland was overactive—and swam, too, behind his spectacles. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z According to eyewitnesses, he swam for a few feet before he suddenly sank and drowned. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z And before they will leave the shore and learn to swim, their mothers have to push them into the sea, which is often difficult to do because of their size. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see something swimming for the opposite shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I swim a quarter-mile a day because I have a bad disc at the base of my spine. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z If the builder had had more money, this area would have probably been a swimming pool. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Even as my dear mother and first friend was leaving, my head was swimming with the delights of my new home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I secure my goggles, check the waterproof bandage on my leg, and swim six remarkably even strokes to reach Phil. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z But it’s not like me swimming, the rhythmic strokes, the even pace. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Lights flashed before her eyes and her head swam. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The lunker pool was the smallest of the fish “bins,” a circular structure about fifteen feet across, in which from thirty to forty-five enormous trout usually swam. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Dylan goes through the door, leaving me alone with a million thoughts swimming through my head. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Soon enough, these lovely last days of swimming in cool water under a bright blue sky will fade from our memories like a pastel drawing left in the sun. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Come on, let’s go swimming. I’m dirty and I want waaaaater!” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The opposing page is entirely taken up by a colour photo of the swimming pool of the Aurobindo Ashram. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z If that hole was for a swimming pool I’d be smiling. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I made for the pond, bringing my feet down gingerly, in time to see meerkats swimming—actually swimming—and bringing to shore fish by the dozens, and not small fish either. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t live to please the starfish, especially when their happiness is at the expense of yours. That is not love. That is narcissism. There’s an entire ocean out there, Kiko—swim in it.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Both of us pretend we’re not petrified about being unable to swim. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I felt clogged, as if swimming with my clothes on. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He then added, “You walk funny”—a reference, perhaps, to Fischer’s athletic swagger from years of tennis, swimming, and basketball. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Besides, a survival craft may drift faster than you can swim. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe warmer if you wanted to go swimming. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Teetering back as if on the edge of the swimming pool: comic yodel, windmilling arms. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He had just finished doing this and was about to light up when the ancient half-sister called on him to come swimming. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z So Lyra clung to Pantalaimon and her head swam and her gorge rose, and cold as the night was, a sickly sweat moistened her flesh with something colder still. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Others were soaking wet and half-drowned from swimming across ponds and creeks. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z A giant wave spread from one end of her belly to the other, and I heard water gurgling as the baby swam around in her private pool. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z From what Timothy had told me, the sea entrance to the hole was too narrow for a large fish, a shark, to swim through. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z No larger than grains of dust, these transparent larvae swim about in the surface waters, feeding on the microscopic plant life of the plankton. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It’s sunny and warm and they’re going to go swimming at Green Lake, and then out to dinner at Serafina, a real restaurant. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It was a happy day when Lord Cheldthorpe, as if in answer to my unspoken wish, approached me and inquired whether I would like to learn how to swim. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She saw him among the rocks off the northern edge of the island, swimming fast after a walrus. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z On the third day, Al Ulbrickson put the kibosh on their swimming. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And into this darkness slowly swam the other Dr. Meescham's giant squid, moving sadly along, flailing its eight lonely and enormous arms. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I settled into his pillow, my head next to his, and we watched his African dwarf frog swim back and forth from the bottom to the top of the tank. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But the Hot Pot didn’t have any neat edges like that swimming pool. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z By figured that dumb story was enough to scare me off and he started walking in the direction of the public swimming. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When he is swimming slowly you can see these two streams trailing out, but only then. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s so hot there that swimming pools boil, so one emir built himself an indoor ski resort. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z If you wanted to see with your naked eye a paramecium swimming in a drop of water, you would have to enlarge the drop until it was some forty feet across. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It was the DiAngelos’ property, yes, but only the week before it had belonged to Digger’s grandfather, and many times we had come to swim in the little cove to cool off. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He’s probably done with his swim training then. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "Well, we haven't got any yet. And we want shelters. Besides, the rest of your hunters came back hours ago. They've been swimming." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They drifted wide, the winds pushing them one way, the turtle swimming another, tipping sideways in the waves to quench the fire at its back. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The black water was lapping against his giant shell, and the twinkling fishes were swimming around him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It felt like swimming through the woods, my arms fleshy paddles against the cold air currents. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Well,” he said, “I swam this when I came through this way. If only I had water magic, I could have walked it.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I had shrunk four inches; my shoes were swimming on me, and my hair had gone completely white, but I wasn’t crying anymore. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As the compass pointed across the water, the dragon swam the inlet with Minli riding his back. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z After my success at Hollands, I asked Mom if I could start swimming with the rest of my classmates. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I swim, but with my head out of the water. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He drags open the cellar door and pauses a moment, vision swimming. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Michael swam like a fish while I barely stayed afloat. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Try to swim away in this water and it’ll kill you,” Edwin warned Cole. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z No more swimming in the beautiful bay or up the Corsica River. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He kicked off the mud and began to swim. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “You know, I lifeguard at the Y in summer, and swimming is a necessary life skill. I can teach you. I want to.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I was trapped on this side of the road, away from my uncles, and the river was too flooded to swim across to the village and the safety of my grandfather’s home. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Marjory was standing on one side of the motel’s swimming pool with the other contestants and their coaches. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The barking continued; again the terrier advanced; again the Labrador swam across to encourage him. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like swimming against a current that swept you backwards however hard you struggled, and then suddenly deciding to turn round and go with the current instead of opposing it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The kids were swimming close to the dock. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I spent the nights reading Greek until four in the morning, until my eyes burned and my head swam, until the only light burning in Monmouth House was my own. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She swam alongside the rope that was anchored to the bottom and into a shipwreck, covered in earthy greens. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z How to tell Styx we weren’t allowed to swim? The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Moss kept looking to the door, a fear swimming over him, a certainty that at any moment, the cops would burst into the shop and take him away to finish the job. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He was aware of the other boys shouting and swimming toward the shore as best they could. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I drop my gaze from her blue eyes, which remind me of swimming pool water on a sunny day...and kind of creep me out a little. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I didn’t actually pitch forward, but the sudden movement this close to the drop made my head swim. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Strangely relieved, I walk closer and closer, my eyes glued to the house, spots from the sun swimming in my vision. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The loggerhead obviously didn’t know it was swimming in filth. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She laughed and swam away on her back for a few feet, then circled around, breaststroking quietly to him. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Felix didn’t know if the dog wanted to go swimming or fishing. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Whatever was new and exciting—elevators, gas lighting, swimming pools, golf courses—the White Mountain hotels were in the vanguard. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It’s not like before when we couldn’t swim in pools or go to stores and stuff because we were black or something. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He drew another loop around me before swimming away, and as he sailed by, he made a ping. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z When I’m as close as I can get, I start removing knives from my belt, preparing to swim out to reach him and somehow bring him in. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z On that hot, beautiful Sunday afternoon, a seventeen-year-old black teenager named Eugene Williams was swimming at the 29th Street Beach on the shores of Lake Michigan. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The writing swam in front of his eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He fought against it and somehow managed to swim to the house. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z See how they are swimming in the sea? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z A sand shark passed over Mom’s head, swimming through the bubbles rising from her regulator. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Ha! Maybe if you took a swim at the Crystal Palace at Sea Bottom you could figure it out,” the emperor chortled. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I probably wouldn’t have made it out of the oil room if it weren’t for him. He’s the one who taught me to swim. You think I don’t owe him something for that?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Why, now, blow wind, swell billow and swim bark! Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I must have gone swimming on the tiny beach alone. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Then Dickon must have one, then Alfred, and the swimming hole became a boatyard. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “Wreaked havoc and mayhem. Pots and pans everywhere. Place swimming in soup. Terrified the house-elves out of their wits —” Clang. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He tried to swim, to kick, but in the maelstrom there was no up or down. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He begins to move slowly, just testing his limbs, and gradually begins to swim. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z That night, as I’m taking a late swim in my balcony’s pool in an attempt to clear my head, I get a message from Hideo. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the nereid swam from the lap of Ocean laden with four sealskins, new flaved for the hoax she thought of playing on her father. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember the day exactly—cold and windy, no azaleas in bloom, no heated swimming pool in the backyard. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Seeing the shark this way doesn’t do her justice. They really are powerful when you see them swimming through the ocean,” Robin said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Harry turned and saw something monstrous cutting through the water toward them: a human body in swimming trunks with the head of a shark. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The daffodils and crocuses were blooming and there were even a few ducks swimming around the pond. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z By evening, we had set up our camp along the edge of an enormous crater—a hollowed-out earthen swimming pool half a mile across that would have been the lake for Aberdeen Lake. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I don’t even remember learning to swim, I was so young when he taught me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Even his hair was bigger—a massive globe of blue-black frizz so thick that his lobster-claw horns appeared to be drowning as they tried to swim their way to the surface. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Passengers gazing from the windows saw only the ship’s shadow, following it along the clouds “like a huge shark swimming alongside.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He felt the castle walls streaking past him, and the ground and the moat swimming up. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy’s head swam when she tried to figure out the difference. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He tries the cadence of a movie voice-over: “It’s senior year. She’s a beautiful budding filmmaker. He can swim and fix cars. They don’t know where the path beyond the stone cottage will lead.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Just for you non-sea-god types out there, don’t go swimming in New York Harbor. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They swam along, Merlyn occasionally advising him to put his back into it when he forgot and the strange underwater world began to dawn about them, deliciously cool after the heat of the upper air. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It swam to the side, and then with marvellous agility a froglike figure climbed out of the water and up the bank. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Without apparent exertion of any kind it swam off backward under a water-lily. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “All finished. You remember the rules? Try to avoid water and sunlight directly on the tattoo for two weeks while it heals. Showers are fine, but no baths or swimming.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He was panicking too, and he could not swim at all. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z One woman phoned from Holland to say she and her husband had swum around the room together. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Sometimes you have to dive before you swim. I think you know that by now. Come, let’s go out into the hallway.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z We make it way out to the middle of the lake and we stop swimming. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As you swam, you had to skim off the foam from the crest of the waves with your mouth, hold it there, then roll over on your back and spout it out toward the sky. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I play bridge, she thought; I used to have a cat named Dancer; I can swim. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z A week later, Dad talked Mother into letting him see whether new babies were born with a natural instinct to swim. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the brook swam quietly through the woods, and up above them the warm wind blew through the newly opened leaves of the big oak tree. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Highly enjoyable though it was to swim in hot and foamy water with clouds of different-colored steam wafting all around him, no stroke of brilliance came to him, no sudden burst of understanding. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I think it is because you swam in Burden Creek,” I said. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Still the babies would not take the food, and at last, tired of playing with it, swam over and began to nuzzle him. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She hoped it might be one of the girls from across the street, wanting to play video games or inviting her for an after-dinner swim. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Like all wild animals, rabbits can swim if they have to: and some even swim when it suits them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she pointed at Sam, off swimming by himself in a circle. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Then came summer, a long, magical, thirteenth summer, which he spent keeping out of the way of the bigger kids, swimming in the local pool, reading library books at poolside. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Exhausted from the long swim, he stayed there in the birch thinking he had outsmarted my dogs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The other whales did the same, their huge dorsal fins flopping over to the side, curving up out of the water as they swam next to the Frog, almost in formation with her. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Once clear of the bay, Cole swam even harder. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z No swimming hole, no barn, no cows, no chickens, no pigs. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z His face swam up before her; a boy's face, though he was a boy no longer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Plus, I wanted to be able to ride the merry-go-round and swim in Fair Park Pool and to try on clothes in the department stores downtown. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My proudest achievement is the swimming pool, patio, and gardens, which I put in entirely by myself. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Maria Isabel has a setback one morning before dawn as she is swimming across the Rio Grande into Texas. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She stopped swimming, thanks in part to an injured shoulder. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I stood there in front of my house, wearing nothing but a pair of white swim trunks, and as soon as the smell hit me, I knew what was about to happen. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z They were each over three feet long and when they swam fast they lashed their whole bodies like eels. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I got there right when the pool opened so I could swim some laps in peace before it got crowded. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z If there was a rock, Nathan could trick the fish into swimming into it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was four months ago when Hilly showed me the picture, out back by her swimming pool. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Any more of this foolishness and you’ll be down on the beach in San Juan with your mother, laughing and swimming and dancing.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “You and Call didn’t go swimming, did you?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z All in all, Jinny felt like she was doing a pretty good job with Ess, but no matter how she tried, she couldn’t seem to teach the girl to swim. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z His head swam with the nauseating ache, and for a moment he fell asleep. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Most important to him was Venderveer’s large outdoor pool, where he learned to swim. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then he shook his tail feathers and paddled his feet and set out on his very first swim. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z "Miss Claythorne was wonderful—kept her head—started off swimming after Cyril at once." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z As I walk offstage into the wings, it’s as though I’m swimming through a sea of sounds—clapping and whistling and foot-stamping and whooping. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “That it was, sure. And I watched you close while Lord Cheldthorpe taught you to swim. You out there a-wiggling your little twig arms.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I swum up out of the depths and said, “It’s bold.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Her head swam, and the sept seemed to move around her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They swim toward me, surrounding me, and circling all around me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z His head swam, but from the heat in his body he guessed that he had been given another draught. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His teacher forbade him to swim in the pool with the other students, saying, “We won’t go into the pool with a half-Jew.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He swam feebly off, enjoying himself very much. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra thought of waking him up, but if she was on her own, she could swim in the river. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z My eyes follow an orange-and-white fish swimming around and around the coral at the bottom of the tank. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It had happened to them often enough on previous expeditions across the river, and they would swim after the boat and, using it as a float, dog-paddle to the shore. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you bring any swim trunks? We have an indoor pool and Jacuzzi.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She points out the window and I see a big blue swimming pool, and behind that, another house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z As a dragon, he swam better than any of them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I couldn’t get my breath; I couldn’t stay afloat; I couldn’t tell which way to swim. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They were no match against his expert swimming. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her head swam until she could barely see. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I wondered what it had been like to be inside her, just a curl of flesh swimming in her darkness, the quiet things that had passed between us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m swimming in oil. You tell Bapi I’m up to my neck in oil. Thousands of gallons. It’s worth his while to get me out. There’s a lot of oil for him here.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Of course that would mean no swimming at Coney Island, and no movies, and no nothing, but it was worth it. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The grounds contained a swimming pool and polo fields and a golf course and five lakes with islands. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z While I was treading water and breathing like a mermaid, a white shark swam closer, the side-to-side movement of his tail propelling the shark forward. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He could see every stray leaf, every little minnow swimming along. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Far down, the sea ferns moved as though a breeze were blowing there, and among them swam the devilfish trailing their long arms. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Blind white fish swam in the black river, but they tasted just as good as fish with eyes once you cooked them up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We swam and prepared to dive for the cage, though I didn’t know where the breath would come from, we had so little left. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z At that spot, the water was too shallow for that old fish to swim anymore. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Theon had captured the castle by stealth, sending his best men to scale the walls and swim the moat under the cover of darkness. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Hillside advertised in the Norfolk Journal and Guide, the Pittsburgh Courier, and Ebony; with its swimming pool and expansive 109-acre estate, it delivered on its promise of understated luxury. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But all of a sudden, more than you know, he’s outside somewhere, sometimes even alone, crossing the streets, scaling rocks, wrestling with dogs, swimming in pits, getting into everything mechanical and combustible and toxic. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Glimmers of an eerie light shone through the window; it cast a wavering spectrum of colors on Newt’s body and face, as if he stood next to a lighted swimming pool. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Blue like in the deep end of a swimming pool. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I hope she’s right, because I want to think that Mr. Daniels doing something mean to anyone is like a fish swimming upside down and backward. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z They had swum naked together often enough, frolicking in the Isis or the Cherwell with other children, but this was different. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I dove deep once, swimming down to the bottom. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The laws prevented Jews from using public parks, swimming pools, concert halls, and transportation. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Races across the swimming pool, free-throw contests, tossing around a football—it felt like there was never a day without sports or an ultimate challenge from Abu. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When he began to swim—after he’d overcome the agony of starting and his muscles had loosened somewhat—he tried to think. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I drew suntanned young giants in white dinner jackets, seated at white tables alongside turquoise swimming pools, toasting each other, rather excitedly, with highballs made from a cheap but ostensibly ultra-fashionable brand of rye whisky. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z We swam in the pool and took turns going down the slide in a long train we made by holding on to one another’s slippery shoulders. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z One of the commemorative events was a race between Jableh and Lattakia, in which swimmers from all over the Arab world would swim thirty kilometers through the Mediterranean. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I knew she longed for the day when she could swim with us. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She swam with her arms at her sides, voluptuously fluctuating. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Moving quietly, she swam across the millpond to the sluice and climbed up the wall. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z We embraced, as always—and almost immediately he took me outside, where we began to walk by his swimming pool. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Grace was glad that Maya never suggested she go swimming. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It almost gagged her, but Sansa emptied the cup, gulping down the thick sweet wine until her head was swimming. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The stream was shallow enough for Robin to go across on foot and the little wetting he got was nothing after swimming the river. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z We sat in the hot tub beside my backyard swimming pool. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He’s decorated our bathroom in red and orange, with purple mermaids swimming on the walls, and hooked up the toilet seat so that it plays “Jingle Bells” when it’s raised. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z All day it swam across Kelanna, pulling the little whaler behind it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It raked back and as the fish swam just below the surface the old man could see his huge bulk and the purple stripes that banded him. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She pitied him and rising lightly from the water like a sea-gull she told him his one chance was to abandon the raft and swim to shore. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed like there had been more calls than usual that summer—people driving off bridges or swimming in dangerous waters. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I take a quick swim and put more ointment on my skin. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She immersed cameras in waterproof housings in the Olympic swimming and diving pools. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Walking down Broadway I was a fish swimming in the wrong direction. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I swam slowly, it seemed like a long swim with the high tide, and then pulled up on the raft and sat, dripping, on the boards that were becoming hot in the sun. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But, before this, he had last been swimming in the lake, so he would call the Sea King. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They jumped in en masse, swimming like birds flying through a sky gilded with fragrant bubbles, while José Arcadio floated on his back on the edge of the festivities, remembering Amaranta with his eyes open. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Spending time with friends and her beloved sister Edna, she went swimming and picnicking by Lake Erie. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Because it was only my spirit swimming in the ocean, and not really me.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Along the edge there were thick grasses and the water looked a little murky and there were small things swimming in the water, small bugs. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z At the pond, the girls run into the water still fully dressed, splashing and laughing at each other’s attempt to swim. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was no good trying to swim like a human being, for it made him go corkscrew and much too slowly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When we first acquired the motor-boat, my youngest sister was four and I was seven, and by then all of us had learnt to swim. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Dove and Dusty had, therefore, left to go swimming. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in summer, they never go to swim or to turn brown beneath the sun. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Probably Emma had told her this, had warned her of the sea, and taught her to swim, as all Elders taught their Cares to swim. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They were on their way down to the river for the swimming lesson he had promised her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She felt like the muskrats, one moment she had seen them diving and swimming in the river, and then suddenly click! and they were caught fast in the trap. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z No one can cross the bridge without leave, so we will simply have to swim over to-night. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Ted asked me after we swam a hundred-yard free and he didn’t like the time staring back at him on his stopwatch. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Felix knew Benji was looking for a big idea, like swimming with great white sharks or running bases at Yankee Stadium. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She swam a few strokes upstream, then trudged toward the rocky shore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Dogs are born knowing how to swim,” Benji said, assuming it was true. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z An army tank led me into urban battle once; a swimming pool turned me into myth; I’ve left my body in order to occupy others—and all this happened before I turned sixteen. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Even though I would ask three times, the prince fish would dart suddenly back into the water and swim downstream. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Dicey swam out, away from land, in a slow crawl. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hide your eyes. Boys? Are you decent? What’d you put on to swim in? I got Winnie up here, do you hear me?” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you remember a few summers ago we sent you to that day camp where the swimming instructor wouldn’t let you advance from tadpole to guppy?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z That day, getting through my world was like trying to swim in a pool of warm mayonnaise while carrying two bowling balls. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z For a moment she felt faint, her head swam, sounds receded, the room darkened, but almost at once her senses came back even more pitilessly than before, and nothing in the situation had changed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They paid no attention to the boat or to her when, late in the day, she attempted another swimming lesson. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She sees these swimming lessons as my opportunity to nudge Lisa out of the way and assume my rightful place on Phil’s arm. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “The shark needs to swim at all times, otherwise it will suffocate.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The smoke from the fire she used to make coals made her head swim. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mei-li and the cave and getting chased by the cops and Mong saying I was his best friend and then going swimming and me staring through the Mexican border at the kid selling clay suns. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z "Well, suppose we take a plunge in the swimming pool? I haven't made use of it all summer." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Belet was arguing with her mother—I think it was about the dolphins in the swimming pool. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was probably only a matter of time before Styx or Pixie would suggest we swim. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Besides, after swimming in the River Cocytus, Annabeth had heard enough whining and moaning to last a lifetime. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Together, we swim, still linked, like a person with three arms. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He sat in complete darkness, staring into a black void, but spots swam before his eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I asked, hoping the sharks avoided swimming in bays. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z My head swam with the parading faces of white people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our hands are tied behind our backs. We cannot swim. If you leave us here, we will undoubtedly drown.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It started by saying that “anything that creeps, crawls, swims, or flies is a possible source of food.” Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Every frog leaped, plopped into the pool, and swam frantically to the bottom. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a cool lake for tubing, waterskiing, and fishing; a swimming pool; crafts; even archery and BB gun ranges. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Duties complete, he scampered across the field and through the stand of trees bordering the swimming pool. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When the children had studied Morse code until dots and dashes swam in their heads even with their eyes closed, Rhonda called them inside. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z This is what I wrote: I learned how to swim this summer. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I was swimming in heat, bathed in heat, swaddled in it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “You took us aback, that is all. We were all sure you would drown before our eyes. It was astonishing to see you swimming.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The words on the menu swam before her eyes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Because being around Mom is like swimming in poison. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was easy going at first, but the farther we swam from shore, the more the current tried to push us back. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Once the hippocampi's white manes disappeared into the sea, we swam for shore. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Edmond said it wasn’t as good for fishing as the part we drove to that first day but was better for swimming because it was deeper. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z You did hate him for breaking that school swimming record, but so what? A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z No public swimming pools, no crowds in summer. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Tiller had been swimming toward Florida when his arms gave out. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The shark followed the kayak, as the man paddled to shore, but then it swam away—no damage to the boat, no injuries. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z "We're going to get to Haifa if we have to jump out and swim." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I longed for the sparkling blue waters of Lake Tanganyika, the colossal lake where I loved to swim, despite my parents’ warnings about crocodiles. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z If you keep swimming straight, where you think you’d end up at? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Together again, Marie and I swam out a ways, and we felt a closeness as we moved in unison and were happy. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z She blinked, and the history of the lantern swam before her eyes: the rough seas when it broke, where it had come from, images so quick and confused that she couldn’t focus on them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “That’s where the first cabin was, and that’s where I dragged myself to after trying to swim away from the island. The tide pushed me back to shore. I slept there in the hot ashes.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Through the glass doors of his den 1 looked out to see a few dead leaves floating on the water of his swimming pool. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In my room, I dig through my drawer for my swim trunks. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z My head swims, my mouth floods with saliva. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He swam strongly across the swift current toward the path he had seen from the top of the tower. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “Don’t want to go swimming in the river, do you?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It had a game room, a vending machine that sold glass bottles of pop, and most important to us, a big outdoor swimming pool. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Over my head, but not so deep I can’t swim down and touch. Sometimes we dare each other to bring back muck from the bottom.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon, after we’d finished swimming, we were hanging out on his front porch. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I’d rather swim through a pool of starving crocodiles,” Mother said. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But he had run back to Jonas’s house and retrieved the paddle for the night swim. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The boar was a huge beast, with tusks as long as a man’s forearm and small eyes that swam with rage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "All that is true. And what's also true is that it was a long swim back to the shore." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z There was an island in the lake and there were ducks swimming on the water. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But Tomas had swum in blue rivers on Earth, with strangers passing on the road, and eaten in strange houses with strange people, and his weapon had always been his smile. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In the human world, we children were always in the neighbors’ yards, swinging and swimming and jumping, but the rules here are nothing the same. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I swim late at night, too, but I don't tell her that. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But again the fish righted himself and swam slowly away. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to leap into those placid blue waters, to feel clean again, to swim and splash and bask in the sun. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then Marie swam over to me and pressed herself against me in the water. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z It was a very short swim, but she had overdrawn her strength for days past. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Afternoons we swam in the creek or sometimes in the surf, then wound down before a dinner of steak with steamed carrots and peas one night and chicken with steamed carrots and peas the next. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z His nickname is Blanquito because he’s so white he has to wear a hat and T-shirt even when he’s swimming. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was fast, determined, and alert, and the instant the swimming coach blew the whistle Bobby would kick off, often landing in the water when the other swimmers were still in mid-dive. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At the start of the summer he could barely swim. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I’m trying to figure everything out as the words swim in my head. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Her family had bailed out the boat and now they were swimming. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I even lost again, the second time we played, and that time the guys made me swim across the lake in the middle of the night wearing only my boxers. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The river was narrow enough to swim easily. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Two brown carp swam from under the thicket into the open. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The little fish swam into the wide end and slipped through to the pool. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, you guys headed for Blue Lake? Let’s go swimming,” Florence suggested. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The gods themselves could not catch salmon as they swam. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He swam to the rocks and looked for one small enough to bring to the surface. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z We walked to Abuelita’s house and she drove us back, but when we realized we didn’t have our papers with us, we swam back across. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The slant of the line showed he was swimming at a lesser depth. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly. We’ll have to try and swim. We’ll all put on our bathing suits and caps and swim underwater as much as we can, so nobody can see we’re Jews.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z That was how Cal discovered himself, in voluptuous, liquid, sterile culmination, couchant upon two or three deformed pillows, with the shades drawn and the drained swimming pool outside and the cars passing, endlessly, all night. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Of Donay on the raft and me swimming behind, swimming against the current, up into the mountains, up to Haiti. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned and swam out to the falls and let the water beat upon him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He turned and smacked Oreius thirty feet backward into the swimming pool, right into the middle of the zombie tourist family. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Adding swimming and flapping motions would be an obvious activity to add. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Going underground, through the rock, with die filthy river bottom above us, and fish swimming in the black water on the other side of die curving tiles. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We'd spend the days swimming, barbecuing, and brainstorming sketch ideas we would later put on video for posterity. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He pushes the front door open, and the summer air swims around me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I go swimming almost every day after school. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It wasn’t terribly broad, but it was much too broad to swim. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled with all of his might to get free of the shallows, then he seemed to relax as the water became deep enough for him to swim. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And dark masses of thin freshwater eels, swimming furiously in a pot. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They turn out to be little separate creatures, the colonial posterity of migrant prokaryocytes, probably primitive bacteria that swam into ancestral precursors of our eukaryotic cells and stayed there. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And just as this realization struck me, so too did the cold waters of the underground stream, and into my mind flashed an image of a mill pond, a lovely place perfect for swimming. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Max swims awkwardly, windmilling one arm forward and then the other, periodically looking up to make sure his mother is watching. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They swim at Green Lake and go to each other’s houses for dinner, watching all the premium channels at Will’s because Gina doesn’t have them. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There were little fish of various sizes swimming around everywhere and then the sharks came into focus. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “How come you didn't say that last year when you were swimming in our pool?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z After we finished staring at the big orange-and-white fish swimming around in a giant tank in the waiting area, we found out Coach had our seats prearranged. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z We swam under the black water and screamed her name until our throats were hoarse. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, really, do you always go swimming after dark?” he asked. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He wished for his limbs to swim in cold, deep wetness. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z In that freshwater lake, fish with long whiskers swam down deep and close to the mud. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Often the grass was so high that it reached above the knees of the riders, and their steeds seemed to be swimming in a grey-green sea. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m going to practice with the Cathedral swim team and I’m going to work on some paintings and I’m going to get a job.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It was like trying to swim through thick air instead of water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Most Sundays after we’ve finished all our homework, Pa rewards us by taking us swimming at the club. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I love swimming in water over my head, cold emptiness under my feet, those sudden warm spots or icy underwater springs. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The sight of the board makes me feel uneasy, like something is swimming in my stomach. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He stopped swimming to kick at something in the water. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z So we made a family trip to Florida, during which Barack took Sasha for a swim, releasing a photo to the media that showed the two of them splashing happily in the surf. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The servants’ corridor swims in a half foot of rain, and Cook and I sweep out the water with rush brooms while Izzi tirelessly stacks sandbags. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Rahel remembered the incident that made Lenin swim into focus as a Real Person for her and Estha, when they stopped regarding him as just another pleat in his mother’s sari. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “What did you do, go swimming with your clothes on?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z For a while, they walked around the store, pacing the dusty, varnished two-by-fours that comprised a floor, pretending to consider various snacks, drinks, and minnows swimming in bait tanks. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z There weren't too many people in the zoo because it was sort of a lousy day, but there were a few around the sea lions' swimming pool and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z And when the boats turned off their yellow orbs, my mother went for a swim. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when I was old enough, we’d swim at the Wynnum Wading Pool—a massive ocean pool on the coast fed by the water coming in at high tide. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He remembered the bright artificial blue of the swimming pool into which the boy called Turville had made him dive. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They were swimming and eating below the two falcons on the West Branch of the Delaware. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “You know how athletes get ready for the Olympics? They swim early in the morning and late at night. They run around the track for hours and hours without a crowd to cheer them on.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Up and back, up and back, eighteen laps, and when I’m done, I’m hanging on in the deep end, panting away, and over swims this starlet. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The place was huge, a thousand kids on sprawling grounds with tennis courts, sports fields, and a swimming pool. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He swam deeper and deeper, out toward the middle of the lake, his eyes wide, staring through the eerily gray-lit water around him to the shadows beyond, where the water became opaque. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z At his daughter Megan’s swim meets, he ran the computer that kept time and the score. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Even though James’s grandmother was barely taller than Emily and swam in one of James’s old Angry Birds shirts, she was still quite intimidating. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Running was the same as swimming, with the added benefit that I fell over all the time. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “The day a giant swimming pool shows up in your backyard, suddenly you’ve got a lot of explaining to do.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I cannot swim a stroke, nor could anyone else on this ship, I warrant, except Nat who was bom on the water. Where in England could they have taught you a thing like that?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I swam to the edge, pushed the langosta off the stick, caught my breath again, and dived. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your own thoughts are so busy swimming inside that everything else gets pushed out,” Popo told me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth was still studying my face, like she was trying to see differences since my swim in the Styx. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “For two hours a day it’s just about swimming.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z When they stood up and went swimming with Nurse Duckett, Nurse Cramer stood up and went swimming, too, maintaining the same ten-yard distance between them, and maintaining her silence, snubbing them even in the water. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The devilfish was in front of us, swimming slowly near the surface, moving all his arms at once. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He held his breath as he pushed off the bottom and swam the last twenty feet. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Matt thought about the swimming pool now, with its cool blue depths. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Even this simple act of lifting herself made her head swim. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “See how swollen the udder looks? I bet it could fill a swimming pool.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In places the snow was breast-high, and often Boromir seemed to be swimming or burrowing with his great arms rather than walking. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Maybe swim in a pool full of old people. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But he was always moving like a shark, swimming in order to breathe. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I could read now, play ball, swim, do whatever I wanted, just so long as I didn’t try to stop a fast ball anymore with my head. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “They literally swam around with the dinosaurs four hundred fifty million years ago.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z They swam out of the darkness and the rain, and were as quickly swallowed up in it again. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I loved swimming too, but it wasn’t the kind of team sport I wanted to play and I wasn’t fast enough to be competitive. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The Augur gazes at me with black eyes that swim in a sea of blood red. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We watched television and swam in the pool with other kids staying in the motel. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Did I really have a head injury from the swim, or did something else happen? We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Tears of nervousness and fear swam in Singer’s eyes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She swam parallel to the sharks, just another creature in the ocean. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I draw a very small fish swimming in the ocean and realizing it's filled with planets and stars. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Like tan, from swimming pools and beaches and all. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He could jump into the stream of blues like a fish since he was already in the musical swim of things. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Baby Kochamma and Mammachi thought that they might have gone down to the river for a swim, which was worrying because it had rained heavily the previous day and a good part of the night. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He swam out from under the dock and called up. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The brush and the hair belonging to Deborah Fontanel Owens swam in my vision. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He would tie the other end to the wall, and then he would swim—three hours at a stretch, strengthening his arms and back, testing himself. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “The time I broke my ankle in football. I like the way this beach looks now. Shall we have a morning swim?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Sea otter cannot swim when they are first born, and have to hold on to their mother. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, throughout the thirties, Oppenheimer swam upstream against a genteel anti-Semitism in the professions and academia. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This is how it is when a person joins your body and there is a part of your mind that swims to join that person against your will. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They wouldn’t swim any more, wouldn’t dive any more, after they were caught. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a short swim, got out of the water, sat on the sidelines and read while Grandpa was teaching Ethan how to dive. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z We coasted by the entrance to Halibut Point State Park where, some nights, Fred’s sisters swam in the quarries. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The rain cooled about half-past three to a damp mist through which occasional thin drops swam like dew. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z His mother would not put on a bathing suit or swim. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He went for his regular swim at the YMCA, but found he could no longer undress himself. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There, he jumped off his horse, leaped into the water, and swam toward a British patrol boat, yelling for help. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Zeitoun dropped into the water, swam to the garage, and retrieved it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z One day he broke the school swimming record. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the girl who suffered through Brownies with me, who taught me how to swim, who understood about my parents, who didn’t make fun of my bedroom. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “But, Fiver, I think they may refuse to go much further. And then again, you say all this and yet you say you’re too tired to swim?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I went swimming over at Renee’s one time. They have a pool. Dr. Bauer came out and stood there, watching. Then he goes, ‘Your legs have perfect proportions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z So there was this whole world of soccer games and swim meets and “away games” that Ellie and I couldn’t really talk to them about. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Under the surface of the ice was the translucent figure of someone swimming. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Speaking of swimming,” said Mack to fill in the indelicate place in the conversation and to shut Jones up. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they swam on ahead of the canoe, crossing back and forth in front of it, diving in and out, as if they were weaving a piece of cloth with their broad snouts. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Carlisle swam to France, and continued on through Europe, to the universities there. By night he studied music, science, medicine — and found his calling, his penance, in that, in saving human lives.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Do you think Gideon knew those two boys? Did he have many friends when he was here? Did he ever go fishing with anyone or swimming in the creek?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Crazy Doña Isa had been thrown or threw herself into the swimming pool, you couldn't be sure. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A silver otter burst from the end of Hermione’s wand and swam gracefully through the air to join the stag. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At first, Annie was messing around and tried to make a case that I was on the Pine Mountain swim team, so she told Doc Mom to look in the Speedo section. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She had never swum a stroke in her life, but her faith in her own nengkan convinced her that what these Americans couldn’t do, she could. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lindsey would kick my butt if we swam a fifty, not a hundred,” I said, trying it out as something like an I’m sorry. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The smell of his breath made Nhamo’s head swim, and his loud, bullying voice filled her with alarm. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinny could feel herself crying as she swam, taste her tears, salty as the cold sea but warm on her face and tongue. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z After observing for a while and determining that they were harmless, I decided to go down to the river for a swim as well. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She attached cameras to saddles for equestrian events and floated them on pontoon boats for swimming events. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Boys you secretly tutor and meet for surreptitious swimming lessons. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Ralph did a surface dive and swam under water with his eyes open; the sandy edge of the pool loomed up like a hillside. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Pugmarks? You know what they say—big paw prints follow small ones. That mother tiger’s going to escape, and then she’ll swim right over here to find her cub.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “You got to keep you top on, now. They don’t let no nekkid babies swim at the country club.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We’ll have a picnic and a good swim, then go to the park and . First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendai listened coldly to a description of his swimming prizes and the badges he won in the Scouts. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It is easy to read past sentences like these, because we now swim in a sea of facts and think that they are merely a recitation of the obvious. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I done walk, swim, and fly to get here. But I wouldn’t miss this birthday. You’s eleven now, and that’s momentous.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I imagine all of ’em look big,” he said, “when they’re swimming under your butt.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Clearwater, Florida, had been her favorite—she’d swum every day and walked on the beach and collected seashells and pretty stones almost as clear as glass. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Brightbill can go,” said Roz, “but I cannot swim. I cannot go on the pond with him. I will not be able to protect him.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z After swimming, Felix had hung out in Benji’s suite, eating room service and playing video games on their phones until after midnight. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z But there was something swimming around inside me that always made me feel bad. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z On a platter were the remains of a large fish, its fleshy head still connected to bones swimming upstream in vain escape. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He would turn his thoughts toward Hatsue then and keep them there until at the verge of sleep the war swam back to spill forth horribly anyway in his dreams. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Except in one point: they were fond of boats, and some of them could swim. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On clear days, the owl said, he sometimes saw small fish swimming in them. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Every night she held a lamp so that the boy she loved could swim from the mainland to meet her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z We went swimming in the river, and we helped Yar with easy chores, such as sweeping our compound or collecting fire for cooking from a neighbor. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He said blurringly, “I have a feeling 1 can swim faster than A. Hopkins Parker.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I look back to the crowd, but the faces of Rue’s mother and father swim before my eyes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Can’t I just swim and work in my garden this summer?” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As they stared, it swam upward with a lithe flicker and stopped just below the surface. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “She really doesn’t want to learn to swim. I know she needs to, after yesterday especially. She really needs to swim. But not today.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Little Ann would ease herself in and swim like a muskrat for the opposite shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “That blog of yours was a great thing, had you swimming in the dough and all. Now you’ve closed it, we won’t be able to do more of this stuff!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Orpheus, a professional architect, remodeled their house, designed and built a separate studio for Marian, and dammed up a small brook to make a swimming hole. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “Maybe in the summer we can go fishing and swimming,” I said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was like: You know those camera shots where there’s this goldfish swimming in a little bowl, and then the camera pulls back and you realize the bowl is actually a pond? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Then she ran into the sea, forgetting she could not swim. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z All I wanted to do was get back to the Hagens’ and go swimming with the other girls. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I couldn’t sit on the front of the bus; we couldn’t swim in their pool, attend their schools, or go to their movie theaters. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The big creatures were swimming lazily, their shells appearing, then disappearing beneath the dark surface. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z In the early morning light, a lone figure churned through the water of the swimming pool outside a Los Angeles apartment complex. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Of all the ways we could finish up, I never thought of this. It looks as though we’ll have to swim.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Instant pain attacked his chest, and the world swam in circles. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She took a long breath, like before diving into a swimming hole. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z If, for some chance, the shark swam out of sight, there would be no way of knowing how close it remained. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “When I go back to Raleigh,” I said, “I’m gonna take swimming lessons like I did last summer.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Pete was the one who swum out and saved Jimmy Blake at the swimming hole. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin stopped swimming and took his exercise in other ways. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z We reached a clearing at the creek bed and studied the rocky, parched ground, and I imagined a time when this had been a lively stream that one could wade in for a swim. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Might it not be that in the dark pools of some men the evil grows strong enough to wriggle over the fence and swim free? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Gurgi snuffled, “a piggy has gone across the water with swimmings and splashings.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z And if it was nothing then why shouldn’t I just go swimming too, like Mong? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I used to love living on the cliffs—surfed and swam so much that even when I was out of the water, I could feel the ground rocking under my feet like a moored boat. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z So why is a swimming pool less frightening than a gun? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z A cold front started in this morning, so she can’t go out to the swimming pool, and they say the weather’s going to get worse. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The fish swam merrily around in its bowl as the silk of her brocade bag made the sunlight skip around the room. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “It’s too hot to sit in this house. Let’s go swimming.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I am an expanding universe swimming upward in a silent sea. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t think, but swam like a body, like a creature, like a fish. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She’d just about decided this was how she would die: drowning in a swimming hole on an island that didn’t exist. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She swam until she felt clean, and crawled out shivering. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The large catfish swimming in the tank beside him was probably Lena. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z After that, there were no more swimming piggyback rides, no more trips without Tía or Mami joining us, too, now that I think about it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The gods would not expect him to swim back the way he had come. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z You are not putting your magic on me, no sir, I will swim right away from you, y’hear? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z If a guy was offering to teach me how to swim, then for sure he didn’t have a life. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I want to explore. Let’s follow the brook up into the hills and see where it comes from; maybe there’s a pond somewhere and we can go swimming.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The agent had taught each child how to swim, and how to swim well; now he was teaching his son to dive. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “He will finish your transformation into dolphins, or make you insane, or transform you into insane dolphins! Your only hope is to swim away now, quickly!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Oh, if only I could swim in the ocean like the little mermaid, then I wouldn’t mind my cast so much. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z For a while she swam idly to and fro in utter peace; then she seemed to feel something stir in the depths beneath her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In Phnom Penh, while Pa took us girls to the swimming pool on Sundays, Kim could usually be found in the movie theater across the street from our apartment. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I guess, anyway...she can swim now. Good enough. Right?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They change the name of the lake after that, and call it the ‘Lake of Amir and Hassan, Sultans of Kabul,’ and we get to charge people money for swimming in it.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘There’s nothing like a good pipe after a bracing swim. ’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z A few yards downstream, the rapids plunged into a dark blue swimming hole. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Fish swam about in aimless circles near the surface. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Maybe a swim in the river will refresh your memory.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Is swimming with sharks something people really feel like they’re missing out on?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Her hair was all straggly from swimming, and without any makeup or lipstick she looked washed out, tired. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z All she has to do is touch it, turn, and swim back. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My mother used the tobacco, leeks, and grasses swimming about the hand to rub our sprains and bruises. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It has its own golf course, club house, tennis courts, and swimming pool. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Searchlights sweep across the water, lighting up people swimming, drowning. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They swam up slowly and so close that I could see their eyes, which are large and the color of the ocean. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are having a blast. We will swim in the pool.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It swam alongside the boat, touching it side to side. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The swimming pool, certain shops on a certain street, Stop & Shop, this dorm, the buildings that house my classes—all of these are as safe as it gets, which is still not nearly safe enough. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Sop up the gravy on my bread and nibble on it as I listen to Finnick telling some ridiculous story about a sea turtle swimming off with his hat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The dolphin was swimming alongside me, not too close but way too close for comfort. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They started swimming like maniacs toward the bumpers of the bridge, cursing the whole way. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Then she said, “Why don’t you come swimming with us in the morning?” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I looked again at the honey jars, at the amber lights swimming inside them, and made myself breathe slowly. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The one who taught her how to swim.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The swimming pool is covered with a tarp. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The pond was large, and deep enough to swim in, although we weren’t allowed to swim alone here. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She experienced pleasurable erotosexual sensations by positioning herself by the water jets of a neighbor’s swimming pool. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It’s like he lives on a beautiful tropical island, and I can see it and smell the pizza, but no matter how hard I swim I can’t get there. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The water in my glass has to be swimming with microbes, judging by the children’s skinny limbs and swollen bellies, signs of amoebic infections. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Night after night Kennedy kept swimming out into the ocean to try to spot any Allied ships, but he had no luck. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They’ve got the swimming pool on total lockdown...because high school pools were the only ones that were excluded from the Frivolous Use Initiative. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I hear that you are wont to throw off your skirts and swim! That you run about the castle grounds rousting with boys!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Inside my mother, a billion sperm swim upstream, males in the lead. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Her features are softened by our planet’s dust swimming around her. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I watched the shark wiggle, like he was trying to scratch an itch on his back, and I ran along the railing to get ahead of him, so I could see him swim by. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z And that was how I swam, too, just like a rock. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The drill instructor and the swimming instructor had to jump in and fish me out. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Popper also dug a large hole in the cellar floor and made a swimming and diving pool for the birds. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z He often takes me fishing and swimming with him and introduces me to people as his new sister. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Had the shock of the shipwreck—the noises, the falling into the sea, the terrible struggle to swim to the lifeboat—increased the effect of the sedative? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But with her cheek pressed against the cool white porcelain she could swim through imaginary waters and sometimes fall asleep. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I miss how she goes swimming at the pond with me and isn’t afraid. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn't know him too well, but he was always hanging around the swimming pool. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z After all, I didn't know how to swim. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z From beyond the platform came the shouting of the hunters in the swimming pool. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I close my eyes, find Brian; he’s everywhere inside me now, always swimming up my body. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z We came outside on the swimming pool level. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z That first day, as I wandered through the house that belonged to my new family, I was ecstatic to discover the inground pool, and I begged to swim. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s time for just a short swim,” and before I could say anything he was trotting down the beach, shedding clothes as he went, and into the ocean. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a couple of chunks of chewed-up bread, a blob of baloney and some of the mustard swimming around in the bottle. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I came out of water beside the raft, pulled up, dove once more, holding it for length, and then swam ashore. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The Keepers had holo-games and a television and a swimming pool. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Rado’s dinghy had no oars, and we were already too far from shore to swim—not that either of us was eager to jump in. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He tries to escape, but the swordfish swims in to cut him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Then he stepped into the water and swam confidently to the rock. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Brother Luke took Robin each day, as before, to swim. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Then Gran would’ve taken Teddy over to the giant recycling bins in town and let him swim around for magazines. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you don’t eat, Mary Anne, I’m going to throw you in the swimming pool or pour A-1 Sauce on your orchid.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And he was lost somewhere, deep beneath the surface of his own body and consciousness, swimming away from all his life before that hour. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Get out!’ but we just swim in the cold water. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I cannot swim. Go have fun with the other geese. You will be safe with them.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z So I lie and say my favorite quote is Dory’s famous line from Finding Nemo: “Just keep swimming.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Dad swam after Mom, and right there in the water, he told her he was going to marry her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “We’re stuck with that thing now, you know? It’s ours. Yes, we have a nasty hammer, but no way it’s just going to swim away from a boat full of meat.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why did we spend all that time putting on makeup and doing hair if we were just going swimming?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The boy now wore swim goggles along with his scarf. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Spots were swimming in front of my eyes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Something in him said anchor close to shore, maybe even swim ashore. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As we must swim for it we can take no other clothes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z McWatt would occasionally join them, and often Aarfy, who always arrived pudgily in full uniform and never removed any of his clothing but his shoes and his hat; Aarfy never went swimming. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then, when his thirst was quenched, he swam about in the remaining water, washing all the dust and dirt out of his fur. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z In the pool, she swam a mile, freestyle. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Stomach Cramps Boy, who went swimming right after lunch. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You should have thought of that before. Nobody ever bothers to find out whether I can swim or not. Eh, what? What’s that?” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I crashed into the water, swimming out to where he lay on his back. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z A minute later, she heard Shay swimming for shore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Bobbing there like buoys, Dad and I talked and talked about so many things, hard things, and after, we swam even farther toward the horizon. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Robin wished with all his heart that he could go into the water and swim, too. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He smelled chlorine from the swimming pool next door, heard the springboard boom. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is not my ambition to marry a white woman or swim in a white pool. It is political equality that we want.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so eager to join her I could hear him whining as he swam. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When the jaguar swam across alligator-infested lagoons, Roosevelt swam after it, holding his rifle over his head. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “My dad says suburban schools have swim teams. Some even have their own pools.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z As he swam, he puffed his mouth in and out “What did you mean by that about Rome?” asked the Wart, when they were out of earshot “Heaven knows.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t hide my face when I was swimming, or the fact I didn’t have normal legs, so once in a while I’d hear comments or get questions. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Like salmon swimming upstream, or the universe expanding...or contracting...or whatever it does, I guess. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I’d learned how to swim well enough to make it about fifteen feet on my own. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He followed her mentally as she left the reserve, swam across the wide waterway, reached the island’s shore, climbed up the bank, crossed the path, disappeared through the trees, and padded beside a twisting creek. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z If he swam out, his hands would only reach a third of the way to the opening. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He lived less than a block from the swimming pool in a big old house across the street from the park. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z In a delicatessen, black flies swim over a half dozen tables. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She looked like a dolphin, being born into the water, swimming away just seconds after birth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The aroma from Mom’s chopped herbs and sprinkled spices swims through the house. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He might have been swimming through liquid diamonds. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In the middle of the rainstorm I remembered our bowl and reached out to get it, filtered off the stuff that was swimming on the top and drank the water down. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know how many kids go swimming there? What Dusty’s doing can make you real sick at both ends. Hospital- sick, Dad says. So it’s not only disgusting, it’s dangerous.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I try to ignore the jealousy that swims into my chest. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Some had taken off their clothes to swim. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “So, you decided to go for a midnight swim?” she finally pressed. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “But, obviously, we shall need to disappear. Could we swim the river? No scent then, you know.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For purposes of comparison, the average backyard swimming pool is slightly larger than this Ptolemaic wineskin, containing about forty thousand gallons of water. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I came up for a second, took a deep breath, and swam for the rock, timing my strokes so I wouldn't be thrown onto the lethal surface. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then he patted all the little roaches once more, told them to grow up into brave little fish, and swam off with an air of importance into the gloom. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She draws things that aren’t real: clouds that smile and cars that swim. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z And the great whale swam freely through the ocean and the sky, untroubled by men.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Timothy warned against going into the water here because the sharks could swim close to shore. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the San Francisco Bay was a swimming pool in comparison to Lake Michigan, with mounds of land on the far side that looked close enough to swim to. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There were cages large enough to contain pools built into the floor, and beings with silvery scales instead of skin swam beneath the surface. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And anyway, the swimming instructors who called themselves lifeguards sucked. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z So, swimming in fedock-deep slop and conceding as many as twenty-four pounds to his adversaries, Seabiscuit finished third, snapping his historic win streak. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The swimming ones sometimes ducked their heads and shook them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore added this fresh thought to the basin, and Harry, astonished, saw his own face swimming around the surface of the bowl. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Spender took half an hour, swimming in one of the pools which was filled with the seasonal rain, waiting for the pursuers to catch up with him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The twinkling stars were really tiny swimming fish! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It was a nice house in the valley, a clear blue swimming pool and a back wall of solid glass. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The experience was like “swimming in syrup,” Wigner would recall. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The school is made up of several tall brick buildings that surround a playing field and a four-season swimming pool completely encased in glass. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s not the same, though, without Freak along to turn the houses into castles and the swimming pools into moats. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I have not told him that I cannot swim. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “After that I could swim. Wouldn't want to try in this river, though.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “And the littles will swim in us!” yells Johnny. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I was about to yell at him again, but then I realized he thought me going swimming meant I wasn’t coming back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Maycomb’s delighted and perfectly ready to believe you went swimming in the river buck naked. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When we were done with soccer, we decided to go to the river for a swim. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Even some one-celled organisms know to swim to the light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed the sides of the buggy, ready to jump, even though I could not swim. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally nodded, and her head swam for a moment. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The picture was motel-fuzzy, and the colors swam across the screen. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I cannot see the serpent, but I know it’s there, swimming just deep enough to hide from my eyes, but not from my soul. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Some of the adult caretakers from Pinyudu had managed to string a rope across the river, and boys who couldn’t swim were pulling themselves across. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "Suddenly I was free," he remembered, "my body just falling...even better than floating in a swimming pool, I remember thinking." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Did I want to go swimming at the Y sometime and did I like boiled peanuts? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I swim underwater until I can’t hold my breath anymore and rise to the surface. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Once in a while the guy would be in a swimming pool with pretty girls. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z The face of the butcher's boy swam up before his eyes, cloven almost in two, and afterward the king had said not a word. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A daughter whose babies are able to swim like fish in a fancy pool in Woodside. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A dozen serpents swam free - each one lime green with a frilled crown around its head. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For there stood a bowl filled with sweetened milk, in which swam tiny pieces of white bread. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone keeps hollering over to us the question, How num^ of you swam here? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, she can swim now, at any rate...,” she said. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The lake is bigger than he’d expected, a distance he cannot imagine swimming across. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I watch Kalinda swim and dive until I’m tired of watching. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z You still won’t be close to understanding what it felt like to swim in the Styx. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Jinny wondered if maybe, somewhere, on the other side of the sea, Deen was swimming right now, both of them in the same water. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And there I sit, swimming in his words. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z James’s family lived in another part of Birmingham, and James had a swimming pool in his backyard. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She is practicing by swimming in the Caribbean for up to twenty hours a day. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She had let herself go With it—swimming quietly, floating—till the boat arrived at last.... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z "We found this one locked in a tower cell," announced his escort, a beardless youth with ginger-colored hair and sodden clothing, doubtless one of those who'd swum the moat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I thought about talking to Grandma in the meantime, but she’d probably just tell me not to go swimming until an hour after I ate. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He worked along the edge, half swimming, half pushing along with his feet in the mud. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Talking about nooses and hatred and stuff is like swimming in the deep end of the pool. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “C’mon,” Harry said shortly, “help me with her, I don’t think she can swim very well.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It can be little things, like throwing darts at a pool float to test my sister’s swimming skills, or spitting back at the llamas at the zoo. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “I wish I had warned you when you...went swimming in that creek.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It will carry Donay, if I swim behind and not dp him. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The ball took place in the fair’s Natatorium, a large building on the Midway devoted to swimming and bathing and equipped with a ballroom and banquet rooms. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z My head swam with the possibilities and the choices I needed to make. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Now everywhere Shirley looked were little red palm prints—little red palm prints, like a school of exotic fish, swimming down the halls and up the stairwell. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z We argued about the bayou octopus rumored to be living in those waters, waiting to eat us if we ever tried to swim away. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “But why ...” I suddenly felt dizzy, my vision swimming. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I know you’re paying attention, but look at him—he’s in line to leap off a cliff and I bet you anything he can’t even swim. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But he looked straight at me, so I could see the green and browns and grays swimming around in his irises. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Small fish swam everywhere, some narrow and long, some round, most of them three or four inches long, some a bit larger and many smaller. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He was vomiting and the vomit ran down his chest and stomach and dirtied his swimming trunks. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They swam together and kissed again and the agent made a leisurely pass at his wife, calmly giving a couple of pumps to her nice-sized breasts. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For if ever a fish is able to swim up the waterfall and pass through the gate, the dragons will shake with power. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z So the agent changed into his bathing suit and went out back for a swim. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At last, their feet touched bottom, and they were half swimming, half crawling to shore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Remember how we used to skip school and go swimming in the river?” tío Cayetano asks as he pours himself another shot. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It was a great silvery sheet of water and Dad said it was Lough Neagh, the largest lake in Ireland, the lake where Cuchulain used to swim after his great battles. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z No doubt they are sitting in the canteen, or perhaps swimming—soon they will have to go up to the front-line again. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I show her the gym where I swim laps every morning and try, unsuccessfully, to master the butterfly stroke. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And indeed my head swam: I dropped, but a chair received me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was wonderful to have such a choice of places, and it was terrific fun to explore each island before we went swimming off the rocks. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z At first we had loved swimming and splashing in the river. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “We will not reach it, Octavian. Throw me off and swim.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He held his breath and swam to the porch. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z "Can you track de paths of the fishes as they swim? Every fish? In every river and ocean?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I lay on my stomach and edged my way, swam my way under the truck, holding my nostrils clear of the surface of the water. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I should take off my shirt, take a swim in the lake. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z These perky, upright birds had been lost from the ice islands of Antarctica hundreds of thousands of years ago and, unable to swim back, had adjusted to the tropical heat. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “But here’s an Elder lesson for you. It turns out that the best way to teach a kid to swim is to let Joon hurl her into deep water.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They went to the river and caught the carp that swam there, and brought the fish back and cooked it in the fires of Ultima’s ashes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z While down, I chipped the deer flap clean, and sort of swam back into my tree, listening to trees exploding all over the mountain. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z All there was to do on those islands was drill and swim, play cards and eat fish, complain and sleep. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Over the river? You mean we swim across?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He swims so far, he’s just a blur. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “We don’t usually swim,” I blurted out, before Bobby Gene could say we weren’t allowed. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I had met my number one celebrity crush, and now my fish could peacefully swim across the rainbow bridge. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I just saw a great white swim by.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Thomas felt the world swimming around him, felt delirious, nauseated. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z We swam in the river for hours, then ate Hawaiian hamburgers from the cart near the park. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They might even close it off, making us leave our swimming days behind. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I could make no sense of the subject; my own thoughts swam always between me and the page I had usually found fascinating. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z His head swam; the wine was strong, and it had been too long since he'd eaten. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And how the whole point of everything is to find a shore worth swimming to. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z When the door opened, it was not the woman in white but another one wearing red, her hair cut so short it resembled a little gray, curlicue swim cap pulled tight over her scalp. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wouldn’t you swim with sharks if you knew they couldn’t bite you?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The ice fortress swam into focus almost immediately— she was there again, standing at the window overlooking the beach. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She swam ahead of me, farther out to sea. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She was unconscious at the bottom of the swimming pool at the Y. Kids were swimming thirteen feet above her. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Then she’d slip below the surface, swim nearer, and attack them from beneath. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z When you swim through a pool, you push against the water, forcing it backward and pushing you forward. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Loggerheads have lousy eyesight, so we were pretty sure she didn’t notice us sitting there, but she didn’t swim any closer. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Still, he knew he couldn’t just swim for the surface. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Climbing, clawing, and swimming, she searched the drift over, looking for the lost trail. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Every minute counted now, and he needed to swim hard. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The Liars swim out, past the edge of the cove and into the open ocean. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I swam with long even strokes, trying to remain in control of my body, not letting the undertow pull me down. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z If I were a dolphin, he thought suddenly, if I were a dolphin I would be the kind that swims just in front of the boat and leaps out of the water and spirals. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She wished she could take off her clothes and swim, gliding through the warm water like an skinny pink otter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And I don’t go swimming in case there are sharks. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And swimming through the streets, hanging out in the courtyards, practicing combat with tridents and swords in the arena were dozens of mermen and mermaids—honest-to-goodness fish-people. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ajay passed him easily in a minute, laughing as he swam by. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z She looked up at him, her pretty eyes swimming in her clear tears, and he groaned because this woman’s beauty was more than he could wish and he loved her when he would not. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The giant bluefin back on the surface, swimming in a big circle around me and the keg. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I could go to sleep and wake up as I pleased, swim whenever I wanted, eat when I was hungry — all were delicious sensations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had swum to the raft, put his head against it and was pushing it forward with heavy thrusts of his back legs. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A face swam up at him out of the grey mist, shining With light, golden. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z While the other children play hopscotch in the alley or swim in the canal, Werner sits alone in his upstairs dormer, experimenting with the radio receiver. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Four thousand gallons of salt water surged out of the swimming pool, dousing me and Kronos and everyone on the deck. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Harry’s head swam as he made his way over to one of the curtained windows. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I had done this a million times in the swimming hole in Bybanks. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z But as soon as the motor died, I jumped over the washboard and swam with all my might for shore. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he swam into the blue velvet of the night, glittering as he rose towards the stars. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I swam upstream, feeling the current against me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The horseshoe crab splashes into the water and swims away. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The day would come when he would leave West Virginia and move to Florida, where he would be electrocuted while cleaning a swimming pool. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “It was like that time I threw you into the sulfur spring to teach you to swim,” he said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know if he’s up to it. So you want to swim?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z "Well, you know the ducks that swim around in it? In the springtime and all? Do you happen to know where they go in the wintertime, by any chance?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The headlights swam and faded from his sight as he fainted. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I must keep you, my little fish, swimming to the top of the water for food. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Years ago, Dr. Bahri did have a guy who, after hitting his head on the bottom of a swimming pool, could suddenly play the piano. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere he’d heard that they could swim twenty to thirty knots. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The image of Baba dressed in a white rabbit suit, front teeth sticking out, crunching a giant carrot swims in front of my eyes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Goldfish,” he was say-ing softly, as if he were coaxing his fish to swim. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She was pointing into the moat, and I followed her finger and could see the little garter snake skirting along the surface, swimming beneath a floodlight’s skirt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z As the weather warmed, I could not wait to go swimming. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It was swimming in grounds and little flecks of pink tissue, but it was piping hot, which was the main thing. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z When he found that was all I had he swam around in circles, looking at me reproachfully. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mama hear me hollering and drop her load and run just as hard out at me. I feels like I’s swimming I’s looking through so many tears.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I figure it’s time for swim practice, or something else I have to do before school. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The shark would have looked powerful swimming in the ocean, but it seemed freakish hanging in a loop on the dock, bunched up in some places and stretched out in others. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z There was even, in the middle of the square, a fountain to swim in when the weather was hot. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Every night Leander swam across to her, guided by the light, some say of the lighthouse in Sestus, some of a torch Hero always set blazing on the top of a tower. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It made me happy to have them swimming around the canoe, and though my hands had begun to bleed from the chafing of the paddle, just watching them made me forget the pain. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s go for a swim at the base pool and do this later.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A lot of people were so terrified that they just ran to the river, jumped in, and lost the strength to swim. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In the afternoons, when it’s too hot to pick berries, we swim in the lake, in the same water the fish come out of. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But any time I woke up in the middle of the night, Ollie was still swimming, his little mouth opening and closing like was he trying to say something. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z In the water, Madre Seal swims back and forth, back and forth, and I can feel her worry about all of these people near her baby. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Unable to swim, not certain how deep the river was at this spot, I hugged the bank, too timid to pass over. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z We climbed up to his mouth and pitched ourselves down his throat, then swam out the back of him into the instantly cooler water and brighter light of midday, September 1940. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Since Kalinda is still wet from her swim by the docks, she starts sneezing and coughing. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Sure enough, our fishy friends had slowed down and were whinnying and swimming in circles, sniffing the water. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They will come to the deep blue, where the whales sing their sad songs and starving sharks swim for miles in search of prey. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I never knew how sick she was until that day I tried to show her one of the pictures in the book, a beautiful color picture of the water babies swimming in the sea. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Clay held the rope while his friends laughed and cheered as the little boy swam for his life. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s almost hot in the sun, and I want to go swimming. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Through my dream gurgles the fateful brook where I swam as a child and where the willow boughs skimmed the water’s surface. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z First, I learned that the community swimming pool was private. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was much too far to swim, even if they hadn’t been toting bronze. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t think he was ever going to forgive me, but an hour or so later, after he talked to Noah, he asked me to go for a swim with him, our first in years. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z One night, late July of summer fifteen, I went swimming at the tiny beach. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Gymnastics wasn’t like soccer or swimming or track and field, where athletes could qualify multiple times. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “You forgot you never win a badge for swimming.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They would move away a bit, then swim in closer and closer until more than once they bumped the hull, not hard, but bumped it so the Frog moved sideways a bit with each nudge. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z An elderly woman like this would have no chance of swimming to safety, much less have the strength to cut a hole through her roof. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Only then I had to drag him out of the water — because it turns out, he can’t swim! Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z A shrill clamor filled my ears as my room swam into focus. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She was mad: mad at the river, at the rocks, and at herself for not knowing how to swim. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I was still clutching the basket that held all of my things, but it was very heavy and I realized that I could not swim with it in my arms. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Two were swimming away, doing what they felt like doing, not even looking at her. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The last thing she remembered was sunning herself by a swimming pool in Palm Springs, California. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to think but his mind swam. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The swimming was still nice, but mostly the visits depressed me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A bullhead can immediately identify the water in which a recent adversary has been swimming, and he can distinguish between this fish and all others in the school. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For some knots she had to swim underwater and cut through the waving grasses. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Stay angry if you want—it’s up to you. When I was here at your age, I found it was good to carry the rock every morning after my swim.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I swim from one end of the hole to the other, back and forth. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Below that tree was the river whites called Treason where fish raced to the line, and swimming among them could be riotous or serene. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They ended up by the swimming pool.“Have you noticed the butterflies?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Even if it was relatively insignificant, it was something, and I needed to do something, like sharks, who die if they don’t swim, which I know about. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He looks at her like a bass just swam out of her mouth. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The skull was the size of a house, with its jaw hanging loosely open, easily wide enough to swim inside—not that I wanted to. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She is currently helping that 64-year-old swimmer, Diana Nyad, figure out how to swim from Cuba to Florida without letting the jellyfish stop her again. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We’d swim and fish and cook our catch over an open fire. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The others swung round and saw the waters of the lake seething, as if a host of snakes were swimming up from the southern end. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There were rumors, likely untrue, of citizens who had swum across, or even made their way across the high, forbidden bridge and disappeared into the unknown lands beyond. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We enjoyed swimming, until the mystery of tides was explained in such a way that the ocean seemed nothing more than an enormous saltwater toilet, flushing itself on a sad and predictable basis. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Aphros’s lobster-claw horns kept swimming around in his thick hair, and Leo had to resist the urge to try to rescue them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was a smallish bungalow, not really spacious enough for their family of eight, though it was located near a country club with a swimming pool for the children. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Why had she ever thought to swim away? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And now, as though at a signal from the leader, all the other sharks came swimming in toward the peach, and they clustered around it and began to attack it furiously. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Just like white people held the keys to things like the merry-go-round, the swimming pool, and the movie theater, they held the keys to all the best-equipped, most beautiful schools. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I can swim like the trout that live in this brook,” I boasted, to cover my fear. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When it was very hot he sometimes took himself off along the street to the sea, had a swim, then trotted back, wet and cool. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z As soon as we got there, Michael changed from his suit to swim trunks and went sprinting into the ocean. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Let’s see them.”He does this weird, rhythmic pantomime of swimming, followed by this side-to-side shoulder lurch/butt scoot combo. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z We did, however, often defy our parents by going swimming. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I followed the curve of the bank where Hamlet had watched me swimming when I was still a child. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z After fifth period, my head is swimming with numbers and equations, and getting to make something pushes that all away. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “None of us three girls can swim a single stroke.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Everybody laughed until it made my head swim. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z When I swim back into semiconsciousness, I can feel I’m lying on a padded table. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The room and the faces staring at me began to swim, as if I was the center of a dark, rushing whirlpool. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They could swim as soon as they could walk and would stay in the water, swimming and treading, for hours. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It has four bedrooms and a swimming pool. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z We passed a group of people with swim caps stretching by the water, talking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Tell Booper I want to see her before her swimming lesson.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The day I came of swimming age, which, to Mothers distress, Mamaji claimed was seven, he brought me down to the beach, spread his arms seaward and said, “This is my gift to you.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I've watched him swimming further and further out and let me tell you, I'm getting very anxious. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z After swimming back to the dock, he’d sat down in a folding chair, opened a can of root beer, and watched the Coral Queen go down. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Millet also organized swim meets between the Midway “types,” as the press called them. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You do not want to get a sunburn. And don’t, I repeat, do not forget to take your hearing aids off if you go swimming.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “We’re going swimming,” said Edwin, dropping his small pack to the ground. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z By the time he set down the goblet, his head was swimming. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Oh, I know all that,” Clevinger assured him, his gaunt face pale and his agitated brown eyes swimming in sincerity. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His sight was swimming and he had to stop again and again. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s deep. I don’t know how large this room is. I don’t think I can swim across it.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I caught up with her, put my arm around her waist, and we swam together. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z After a decadent lunch of goose sandwiches and chocolate pudding, Emma began to agitate for the older kids to go swimming. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He was disgusted with that summer’s athletic program—a little tennis, some swimming, clumsy softball games, badminton. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z We swam to the end of a long hallway and shot upward on a geyser. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I ducked like a turtle and swam farther. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I was swimming in our pool with Samira and our cousin Leyla when they came up with the brilliant idea to smoke me out. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Octavian had survived his swim in the harbor. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Without that rock of certainty underfoot, the Congo is a fearsome place to have to sink or swim. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The truth serum makes the sight of them swim before me, or that could be the tears gathering in my eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z For an instant a thousand droplets of scarlet flame swam before her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I cough out the awful water and try to swim. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I was too weak to swim against the current with the drag of the fighting kid under my arm. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Harry’s legs were seizing up with the effort to keep swimming; his shoulders were aching horribly with the effort of dragging Ron and the girl. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Matt discovered the reason Tam Lin had forbidden him to swim at the oasis.That night he came down with the worst stomach flu he could ever remember. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Many a boat has capsized here. But I haven’t been secretly swimming in the channel every night for nothing. I know these rocks well. You’ve nothing to fear.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “She is like a little fish, a minnow, that swims in a clear creek,” he said, “—defenseless, yet you cannot catch her.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z They appeared to have swum across the lake rather than sailed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Once upon a time I swam in that river. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The waters of the Rio Grande were dangerous, and Mamá wouldn’t care that our swimming hole seemed safe to me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The picture was probably taken in the late fifties or early sixties, and shows a big rectangular swimming pool with all these happy people—children, parents—splashing about having a great time. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z If we were living past today, I get the sense he’d be mocking the Deckers swimming with sharks for a long time. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We often went to Mobimbi to swim in a pool and watch the huge color television and the white people who crowded the visitors’ recreational area. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z No one was supposed to know that Call and I sometimes went swimming together. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh no? Did they ever tell you a story about a kid who went swimming right after he ate, and he got cramps, and he drowned?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Once upon a time in ancient Greece, there was an enchanted pool. This pool was sacred to Salmacis, the water nymph. And one day Hermaphroditus, a beautiful boy, went swimming there.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But Genter, who had dreamed of going to the Olympics since the age of nine, decided to swim anyway—without medication. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s dumb. No way I’m getting in. Who knows if I’m even going to apply? I want to go to Roosevelt like everyone else. They have a swim team.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Then, at six a.m., when the pool opens, I go swimming. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z For example, there was the Piscine Deligny, the city’s oldest pool, dating back to 1796, an open-air barge moored to the Quai d’Orsay and the venue for the swimming events of the 1900 Olympics. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z As a result, Norwegian children all learn to swim when they are very young because if you can’t swim it is difficult to find a place to bathe. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It swam to the surface and dipped its mouth above the waterline. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Some of the living swam; some of the dead floated; the ones in heavy mail . and plate sank to the bottom, the quick and the dead alike. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There was blood on his dress whites and his uniform was still damp from the plunge into the swimming pool at the Club. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day, the whale would swim across the oceans and rise up out of the sea at sunset, making a great leap into the sky with drops of water still clinging to its skin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I would not leave our farm, our maple tree, our swimming hole, our pigs, our chickens, our hayloft. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Last but not least, let’s welcome Tiara Swan, Miss Mississippi. Fun fact about Tiara: She thought you could get pregnant from swimming with a guy.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z As aquatic weed killers in lakes and reservoirs they have made public waters unsuitable for drinking or even for swimming. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But when she was born, she sprang from me like a slippery fish, and has been swimming away ever since. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Lloyd: You could swim about to right there—I’ll throw a rock in to show you how far. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A patch of scarlet swam past, and Harry heard a soft clatter of claws beside him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z But his master followed so close behind him that Tice had to jump in the river and swim across. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he began to swim with easy, powerful strokes, striking out towards where the current was swift and certain, where the Really Deep began. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s that same tight feeling my skin gets after swimming, after the chlorine has turned me into cardboard. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She happily used to swim naked in the river Cherwell with all the other Oxford children, but it would be quite different with Will, and she blushed even to think of it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When I could swim the width of the pool without them, I was allowed to jump off the diving board. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z If they weren’t at swimming, they’d be in here laughing with us, even little Luke.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes they would swim easily in his shadow. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know why he wasn’t with me, swimming. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Let’s go to the mill and go swimming,” the third said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z As he walked through the boathouse, I realized it wasn't one of the swim coaches or crew coaches. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When the stick turned against the current to swim toward the bank, I saw it was a water moccasin and threw a cinder at it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I thought about Hassan’s dream, the one about us swimming in the lake. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t even act like they were afraid of me, they just kept swimming around my legs, even bumping their faces into me, like they were trying to kiss me. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Who taught her to swim and to use boats? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I used to sit by the pond and watch him swimming to the surface, biting the air with his little beak. He is a very old turtle.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I just want to see what it’s like to swim far. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Prince finished by advising them not to jump ship, since they were hardly in condition to swim that far. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z American spy John Champe swims to a welcoming British patrol boat after out-running pursuing Americans, who think he is a deserter. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t even come in the water with us, but sat on the beach, stewing, while J.T. and I swam around, splashing and dunking each other. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The instructor did a quick assessment and said I should be able to learn to swim just fine. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “I jumped into the water and swam about fifteen feet from the ship,” he later said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It made them think I was a thief or maybe I'd do something to their swimming pool...and that white was better. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z They cost $20 to join for a whole summer of swimming, and I knew of no family that didn’t belong. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z A true Piscean, he loved the water, especially if swimming meant competing with the other children in races. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Derrick: Go swimming and play with him a lot. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Blond, healthy, stout Lida, who swam on her high school swim team. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I swam for the raft in frantic strokes, precisely the sort of wild thrashing that sharks find so deliciously inviting. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He swam next to me as we jogged along the waterfront. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Medica and the girls’ swim team rode in a second car. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “When you can swim half the length of the pool, I’ll give it to you.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z They swam round and round until she scooped them into her basket. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Several have indoor swimming pools, along with entertainment centers for bowling and roller skating. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She was amused by the fact that, going against the current, she swam to remain still. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He swam the length of the steel hull and turned, treading water, gasping with the cold. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She was struggling badly, swimming for both of them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I have about one and a half minutes, I guess, to get to my swimming lesson,” he said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I swam in for a closer look at the tangled creature. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z See him swim, skinny arm coming up and then slapping down and then the other one coming up and slapping down. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But what made Pinmei gape was that as the woman turned to swim away, she distinctly flipped the tail of a fish. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z If the Army Corps of Engineers had had its foolish way, I’d have been swimming back to my car now, and I was grateful at least to be spared that. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z A little sorry for ourselves, too, I guess, because it meant the end of swimming over there. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Should I throw myself into the pond, and not being able to swim, join the body of L.C., the boy who had drowned last summer? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We lay on our stomachs, facing each other with the jar between our faces, and watched the little fish swim rapidly up and down and around. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Waiting for some Mexican guy’s head to peek up out of the water as he swam around the boundary. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z A water moccasin swam past, a dark head trailing a V-shaped ripple. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The waters would subside very fast and in places the water would be so low that, as the carp swam back upstream, the backs of the fish would raise a furrow in the water. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z While swimming across, he lost a hand and part of an arm to the jaws of a hungry crocodile. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We've been running obstacle courses, and have to swim long distances on the lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Working the bank up and down, and not finding the trail, she swam across the river and worked the other side. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d find a quiet spot, sit down, and focus on the swimming. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Melissa turns the volume up, and the girls begin jumping in the pool, swimming and jamming to the beat. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “I had a house with a swimming pool, new cars,” he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z If she cared as much about hurting Fern’s feelings or finding her missing watch as she cared for a bowl of cereal swimming in milk, most of her problems would be solved. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “You want me to teach you how to swim?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Dicey swam underwater, looking at the muddy bottom. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not getting in,” he said one last time, and Jetta admitted defeat and swam away. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He’d almost drowned last summer in the Sea of Monsters, and he couldn’t swim very well with his goat hooves. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Then I kicked up through the muck and swam for the surface. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I briefly wondered how he looked in swim trunks. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z No one was allowed to swim along the wall because the water was very deep and full of thick weeds, and because the lifeguard was on the other side. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A boy can take ofp his shirt to swim, but not his shorts. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Brezhnev is massacring Afghans and all that peanut eater can say is I won’t come swim in your pool.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The asrai and the undines had slipped into the icy northern sea to head south for the mouth of the Kell, where they would swim upstream to their cool lakes and rocky rivers. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Because the lake was so deep, most kids swam close to shore. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z You reached it simply by jumping off the ground, like Superman taking flight, and then swimming through the air, into the spherical zero-g “groove zone.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It’s not an ocean, where you can drown if you swim right after a meal. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z No wonder he saw so many doing the dangerous work of swimming in the churning water of the river at night. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Vaguely he remembered burning the supplies and the shelter, and then trying to escape by swimming. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I try not to wish he could make good on his promise to teach me to swim. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Pong, who'd lived his whole life inches from the river, didn’t know how to swim. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She knew how to swim, and she was a strong enough swimmer to make it to the other side of the river. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Just like war. War swims along, sees food, contracts. A moment later—Earth is gone.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Do the white people of Leeds know that colored children from downtown Birmingham are splashing around in their swimming pool? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I woke out of a deep, drenched sleep, and the first thing I saw was Doctor Nolan's face swimming in front of me and saying, "Esther, Esther." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The young flight instructor was dozing in the sun after a swim in the river when she heard a radio announcement coming from a nearby stadium. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Then very quickly and still in a very loud voice she said yes, that I would be acquitted and that we would go swimming again. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z There, in the sea-star field, they swam and played tag, until everything they owned was sopping wet and clean as they could get it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Like most, I could not swim, but for much of the year, one could wade across. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I recalled the day so long ago when I was swimming in the brook, free as a fish, and Hamlet came upon me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They were headed straight for the skiff swimming side by side. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Many times I had swum farther than this, although not in a storm. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They set the standard for excellence in municipal swimming pools. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Longing to be walking through the streets or swimming in the ocean or living life in a way I’ve never really gotten the chance to. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I was swimming blind, but at least I was swimming. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The Little Rock Zoo was right across the street from the swimming pool. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They swam in the pool and helped with cookouts and laughed hysterically, clutching their chests. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Technically, my six-month ban for swimming in the fountain was still in effect. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Dad used to say Mother put on more clothes than she took off when she went swimming. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Fleeces clean, the sheep swam to the bank and scrambled out of the water, nimble as goats and hungry as pigs. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The performances were staged by the swimming pool. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ducks should swim better than that,” he said as he and Yandry were hauling the knight back aboard the Shy Maid. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If we kept bickering, we’d never make a decision about the dead man and what it meant for the future of our swimming hole. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z One curled over her and she dipped under and came up again, swimming strongly. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Most Hobbits regarded even rivers and small boats with deep misgivings, and not many of them could swim. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They were prosperous farms, you could tell, because the barns gleamed with fresh red paint and the houses often had swimming pools out front. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I don’t think I can swim, Hazel. I’m worn out, and Pipkin’s a good deal worse than I am.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She was worn out from walking and running and swimming, and her tiredness felt good. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In college, the agent had been a first-string diver on the swimming team; he had almost qualified for the Olympics. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I saw it would be pointless to swim as far as the rock, because my body would take that excuse to climb out and lie in the sun, gathering strength to swim back. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He liked to think of the fish and what he could do to a shark if he were swimming free. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Before Ben could answer, Jinny dashed forward into the water, dived under the surface, and swam out evenly in a straight line. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The absence of crocodiles made her swimming lessons slightly less frightening. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I flash back to my first semester at Carver School, when Didu wanted to learn how to swim. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The robot could only stand in the shallows and watch as her son left the other geese behind and desperately swam toward his mother. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z There, a huge whale swam through deep blue water. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The most they saw that day was a school of silver pannies swimming south, but never a dolphin leapt nor did the flight of gull or murre or tern break the grey air. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The centurion...commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and get to land. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish the tub would expand so I could go swimming, like I used to on hot summer Sundays in the woods with my father. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A figure emerged from the swimming hole as if rising on an elevator. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He was swimming so quickly that he almost revealed himself when his father climbed off the dock and into a skiff. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody swam in Turtle Lake for ten, eleven years,” Dad said. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Another little water snake swam up the pool, turning its periscope head from side to side. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Another pause, then she said, “You said yourself you’re swimming in it. Soon as anyone sees you, they know you found a pocket.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “You know, Loo,” Jinny said through gritted teeth, “it would sure be fun if you knew how to swim, wouldn’t it?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “And a river. I wanted to go swimming but Maybeth wouldn’t.” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Sookie hung over the ocean, yards beyond the boat with the harpoon in hand, waiting for the white shark to swim underneath him, so he could tag the fish. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Out of the water burst a new chariot—this one pulled by massive hippocampi, who swam in air as easily as in water. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Turner held on to the sides of the dory and rolled side to side with it with this great vastness that had swum past the mountains and valleys of the sea. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He discovered that he loved moving through the water, and he found that he loved competition itself, whether swimming or playing chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But the laughing stopped real quick when I tried swimming again and my head went back under. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until years later that Ivy realized Taryn’s dad had been a swimmer in college and had taught her the names of all the swimming strokes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z To walk through it in these days, of peonies, of pinks and carnations, makes my head swim. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody craned their necks and focused on the graphics swimming across the ten panels overhead. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z A lifeguard below whistles and the others swim to the center where she’s splashed through. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I tried to pay attention—Mrs. Friedman was indeed giving us an assignment—but the words swam by in a murky haze. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It was as calm as a swimming pool. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Forget baseball or swimming at the public pool, which was just an excuse to stare at the college girls who spent their summers guarding from those tall towers. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I love the jellyfish, which remind me of streams of shiny cloth, and the lion- fish, which really do look a little like swimming lions. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The first day out was fun for everyone as they swam and caught some fish, which Ginny cooked. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “It happened to me. They throw you in the lake. You swim out. You walk home.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “What do you say we all go for a swim in the lagoon?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not till Julio there jumped on the prisoner. They were just walking along the river path, towards town. Some boys swimming told us which way they went.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The night sky suddenly comes to life, swimming past the flowers, the stars filling the air around me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Then she got used to the cold and swam faster, harder. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But he’s not wading at the shore or swimming either. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Alexa plucks out a tiny fishy, swims it in front of Gracie’s face, and pops it into her mouth. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z A large fish swam by on the other side of the water wall. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z With the moment of expectant silence, the sandy-haired giant swam into the higher tone. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or we could go down and swim in you,” says Johnny. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z My homework swims in front of my closed eyes—the Intro to Wall Street stock-picking game, the Inca history paper, the ding-dong math test—they appear as if on a gravestone. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Often, I said to crowds, “Do not expect to be driving a Mercedes the day after the election or swimming in your own backyard pool.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I would not swim away from my hometown and my country and my life. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At least, I seem to remember her swimming around some in the Quarter Quell. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He put on the vest and swam away a little farther. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There have been days when I’ve wanted to live here, to ride a fancy bike to a friend’s house and swim in their pool. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z My mind was swimming and my eyes had gone all blurry as I went forward to bend over. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t come up with any approach that connects with reality, so I start to swim my laps. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Like a tiny fish, a thought wavered in her mind—only to swim away as the emperor sat up and grunted. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Harry’s scar scorched again: For a moment the Room of Requirement swam before him, and he saw instead the dark earth soaring beneath him and felt the great snake wrapped around his shoulders. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath and told how after burning the cabin down, he had tried to escape by swimming. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z My gaze swam to John’s mother, a dark-skinned, very thin woman who sat on the side of the bed, staring at nothing, it seemed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z A face swam before my vision, barely illuminated by the moonlight—dark intense eyes, unkempt curls spilling over a brow furrowed in worry. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z With his father’s grudging approval, Mohammed crewed on local fishing boats in the afternoons and evenings, and even at fourteen, after a full day of fishing miles from land, Mohammed insisted on swimming to shore. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The other was that it would be full of shipping and of course anyone on the deck of a ship who saw two horses swimming past would be almost certain to be inquisitive. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z At that time, swimming pools, like everything else, were designated “whites only” or “coloreds.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They swim in the dark water, under the moonlight, weeds catching their limbs, out to the neighboring dock. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes on those hot summer days, we wore swim trunks, at least if we thought any adults might be around. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It was seawater coming in on the tide, and it was strange to Lyra, who had never swum in salt water before. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “There was so much gob and spit floating in the water, I thought I was swimming through jellyfish,” chuckled Mamaji. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He being unable to swim, he was holding tight to his drum, which held him aloft, while Clippinger thrashed at the water beside him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z If they both showed up at the same time, they shared the pond, stealing curious glances at one another and making occasional small talk as they swam and played. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She might as well have been swimming across an ocean. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z His head was swimming, but it would not do to admit to weakness in front of the queen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As I continued to tread water with only one arm, I gave thanks for Dad’s swim training. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t entirely funny, because when it came to swimming, Ess absolutely refused to learn. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Still swimming, Old Dan raised his head high out of the water and bawled. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “The only real swimming is in the ocean.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z All you can think about is what he was really thinking the whole time he was speaking to you or walking the beach with you or swimming laps or playing fetch with your dog Ginger. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Has tried four times to swim from Cuba to Florida, but each time had to stop because she’d been stung so badly by jellyfish. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Who swam in the stormy Pacific, several of them, to the lifeboat? That’s a little hard to believe, wouldn’t you say?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she swam or played tennis or golf as well. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z A lotus flower doesn’t grow in a swimming pool, but grows in a muddy pond. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It was almost like running and swimming, sports that I longed for. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I could have swum from Nantucket that fast!” he muttered. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a marching formation now, and in their own dim body light, the rough-hewn walls of the mine tunnel swam past noiselessly, checkered with misty erratic blobs of shadow. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z A hundred yards in from the beach, what had seemed like a walk in the park had turned into a swim in a sea of fire. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore and Ludo Bagman stood beaming at Harry and Ron from the bank as they swam nearer, but Percy, who looked very white and somehow much younger than usual, came splashing out to meet them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As I watched Sohrab through the doorway, he seemed younger somehow, swimming in his pajama pants with his shirt tucked in. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z You might be swimming in a lake and come upon a spot that is cold and murky, and it feels like you have swum through a ghost. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Both horses were swimming and the water was up to Shasta's knees. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Later, they played Monopoly, climbed trees, swam in the pool and took turns tormenting the automatic Doberman. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I make the Go-do-feesh swim in the sea and then get eaten by a big sea monster. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He looked back at his mother one more time, his eyes swimming, his face pale. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We had once stayed at a motel with a swimming pool, and I worked up enough nerve to make my way around the entire length of the pool, clinging to the side. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Doc awakened very slowly and clumsily like a fat man getting out of a swimming pool. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d just gone for our last swim at the pond, the summer sun warm through the canopy of leaves. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z When he paused to look down, his head swam dizzily and he felt his fingers slipping. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I swam out to the raft, pulled myself up, and lay on the hot planks. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The words kept swimming around beneath his eyes, not making much sense. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Want to go for a swim?” she asked. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But then he would begin to say, “I know a good picnic place...” or “There’s a place deep enough to swim...” or maybe just “Marly, I can beat you to the top of that hill!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Nailer considered trying to swim again, but discarded the idea. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z His expression of horror and distaste was almost comical as he started swimming towards the young dog who waited for him a few yards out. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “About a month ago, a great white shark swam into his net by accident. An eighteen-footer.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Somewhere near at hand, though out of sight, there was a clear, slow-moving stream where dace were swimming in the pools under the willow trees. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z So there was swimming, and then there had to be lunch. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A vague notion began swimming through her mind; an answer. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Even from her distance, Anya could see his eyes swimming in their sockets. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z As Sinon finished, suddenly over the sea came two fearful serpents swimming to the land. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon during swimming hour, the tin door of the changing room clanged open and shut. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “O.K., Kenny,” I said to myself, “you know you’re going to be all right. Just get real calm and swim back to the land. When you count to three just go back to your shoes.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He swam the fingers of one hand around in the air, clumsy in his grasping. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He slipped into the water and swam back more slowly to the beach, where he put on his underpants and carried the rest of his clothes and the tote bag. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit near the edge, but not too close, while everyone else swims. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He slipped back into the water and began swimming again, taking long, even strokes, kicking and pushing along the mud; pulling himself forward. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The first race took place August 11 in the lagoon, with Zulus swimming against South American Indians. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "How can you swim in there?" he asked Osha. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The only times that I enjoyed were the afternoon breaks, when we went swimming in the river. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They always swim over to check out the newest arrival and try to eat it. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The tub was full of what looked like dirty rags swimming in gray water. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z One warm afternoon, Fern and Avery put on bathing suits and went down to the brook for a swim. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Bound up from head to tail, it couldn't swim anymore and was now a twenty-mile-long deadweight, looped in over itself like a ring of impotent fury. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Bull marched them through the bar, past the dining room, out past the barbecue pits, the tennis courts, and toward the swimming pool. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Once she had written to Jeanette MacDonald and had got a typewritten letter back saying that if ever she came out to Hollywood she could come by and swim in her swimming pool. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Khmer girls swim either with their long sarong wrapped tightly around their chest or are fully clothed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if I should take off my boots and clothes and try to swim ashore, but decided not to. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He had come a long way, and at one point in his journey, he had found himself swimming into that other world. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There was one animal who swam readily, even joyfully. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendai swam along the bottom, over waterweeds that bent in the current, and splashed to the surface beside a flat rock. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It took fifteen minutes of swimming and his arms ached by the time he reached the Dauntless. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Nine times out of ten, one pup would swim one way and the other one would go just the opposite way. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I was swimming in light all by myself. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And then she finished sunbathing and went into the water to swim and she said, “Bloody Nora, it’s cold.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He stood on the far bank, barking encouragingly, but the old dog whined in such distress, the cat yowling in chorus, that he swam across again, paddling around in the shallows near the bank. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go, go, go, Boo-Boo!” and seen a rustling of trees, as he returned to his campsite from his swim. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Emma held her breath for so long that her head swam and dots appeared before her eyes. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “The only way back is to swim, and that’s a very long and a very hard way.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I surfaced, free from his grasp, and started swimming again toward the far shore. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I bet she can’t wait to get back to her know-it-all friends and tell them how Jane McKeene is a mad half-wit that believes in invisible creatures swimming around in our blood. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I swam, and the waters of Champlain were so cool that they warmed, so chill they were as coals. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I want to swim in her, swallow her, breathe her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I was the only one who wore a swim cap to help protect my natural hair from the chlorine. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Since, however, I do not cat at lunch counters and do not swim, I have ignored her advice. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The group found a gentile restaurant, then visited a public swimming pool. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z At the height of the storm his boat was shattered and sank, but he succeeded in swimming to shore. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I make the little fish swim in the air. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The dazzle of this fictive childhood—full of swimming pools and orange groves and dissolute, charming show-biz parents—has all but eclipsed the drab original. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was looking like maybe it wanted to swim where the other two birds were, but maybe not. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Maribel swimming in the lake with her friends, coming home with her hair dripping wet, her clothes clinging to her thin frame. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She swam and swam, and her arms grew tired, but only a little. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z When he was out where the water was clear and he could see no bugs swimming he kneeled on the log to drink. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He never listens to jazz or swims anymore. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The previous summer Palmer’s mother had taken him to the outdoor Y pool for swimming lessons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I had done half the retreat on foot and swum part of the Tagliamento with his knee. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The monster burst into a million goldfish, which all swam off in terror. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z My head is still swimming, but not like it was. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He could not tell if the waves were drifting him closer to the whales or if the whales were swimming closer to him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Beyond us, pelican-bellied ladies in swim caps followed kick- boards back and forth across the pool. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He often invited us to his house to swim, especially since Birmingham’s public pools forbade black youth from using them. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z On Mr. Bender’s side, some coot hens swim in and out of view between the cattails. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z But four hours later the fish was still swimming steadily out to sea, towing the skiff, and the old man was still braced solidly with the line across his back. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “The golden carp will be swimming down the creek today,” Cico whispered. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of us learned to swim when we were as young as three years old, and all of us had learned by the time we were five. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “The kid picked a lousy place to swim,” he said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I can feel the power as it swims by, making the boat rock with the whoosh-whoosh-whoosh of its giant tail shoving it through the water easy as can be. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Mario wanted to go to Coney Island for a swim today, but before he could even say “Good morning,” Mama Bellini stretched out her hand and pointed sternly at Chester. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good grief,” she said, for she had no choice but to swim right through them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Water always soothes me: hearing its movement, swimming in it, or watching the waves tumble. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Percy thought about the dazed telkhines, the Nereids and hippocampi, all swimming in bored, lazy circles. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Black spots swam before Thomas’s eyes; the room tilted and swayed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z They decided to go down by the river where the boys sometimes swam. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It must have happened when they went swimming at her party. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He proved to be a surprisingly good swimmer, and was making steady progress across, the dog swimming alongside, when tragedy struck. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He grinned at the swimming hole like he couldn’t wait to get in. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was too far to swim to through the poisonous flood. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z I guess they were of hobbit-kind; akin to the fathers of the fathers of the Stoors, for they loved the River, and often swam in it, or made little boats of reeds. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She had been in swimming only a few times in her life—and then she always wore water-wings or stayed out of parts that were over her head. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z To force herself to force the girl to keep swimming. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I swam around behind him, popped him in the head again to make sure he was going to cooperate, looped my arm under his chin, and side-kicked us to shore. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z And he’s going to have so much fun swimming with the other goslings! The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He turned away and slipped into the water without a splash, and began to swim in his steady, tireless paddle toward the new world. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Our conga line became a chain of dog-paddlers swimming in a knot behind her. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He let a powerful wave lift and carry him toward shore, then swam back out. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Alter?” a voice called from far away as the water lifted up around us, as if displaced by a massive form that swam unseen through the black depths below. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I can teach you how to swim, if you want.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Except for PE and swim, and assembly and concerts and stuff like that, our paths never crossed in lower school. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I knew he was wrong, of course, that all of it mattered, that we were actively swimming in the sewage that was high school and it wouldn’t do us any good to pretend otherwise. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z We had come seeking Florence to share our secret with him, a secret of the dark, deep-blue water in which he swam. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As she swam, her top came off and she remained a girl. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was all very well for Brother Luke to bring him fishing, but it only seemed to make it harder that he couldn’t run about or swim like the other boys. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Although the San Francisco Bay was a swimming pool in comparison to Lake Michigan, with mounds of land on the far side that looked close enough to swim to. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They all three swam off into the murk under the drawbridge, upon their errand of mercy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “This afternoon over three hundred girls from the naval auxiliary arrived. They are at the very bottom of the ship. In the drained swimming pool.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The room swam in front of his eyes. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby is spread-eagled and looks more like he’s flying than swimming. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z My hair is growing as I’ve become dark and strong from running and swimming. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The Tickler hung on the wall as well, the black holes that were his eyes swimming with malice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They weren’t all that interested in teaching a skinny fifteen-year-old punk how to swim. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “So, are you gonna get anything or not?” he asked, eyeing me like I was a bug he’d found swimming in his perfect coffee. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I did learn to swim, but I was the last man in our platoon to do so. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The lab was swimming in a sea of subatomic projectiles. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z My mind swam in a fog of terror, my eyes were bathed in tears, and I saw only blurs as I tore through the yard toward what I hoped was the direction of the gate. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of a hundred moments in the woods, lazy afternoons fishing, the day I taught him to swim, that time I twisted my knee and he carried me home. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The water had risen up to the ceiling of the tunnel, so even assuming he could swim in temperatures that must be close to freezing, he would be unable to breathe. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He had spread his catch out on the grass and was counting the fish when he saw them all begin to stir and then, moving toward the water, slip into it and swim away. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweaty from the bike ride, I dare myself to a quick solo swim. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Malia was happy at her University of Chicago Laboratory School, making friends and loading up her own little calendar with birthday parties and swim classes on weekends. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Once in the boat, the master followed him, saw him plainly, swimming faster and faster. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not upset. I just don’t want to talk about this two minutes before we have to swim.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z They rode in the back of public buses, sat in the balconies of segregated movie theaters and swam at segregated beaches. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Though she is only a few inches smaller than me, she seems tiny somehow, her stick-thin body swimming in her dress, her face pinched and frightened, like that of a starved mouse. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His legs were weak from so long swimming but he was standing on dry land, and he was alive. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to be enjoying the novelty of swimming in a magic bubble. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z There’s a group of kids still swimming in the pool when it’s supposed to be closed by ten p.m. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z One morning a beaver swam around him as he sat in the pond. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The boy’s red swimming trunks are dripping wet, leaving a pool of water beneath him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Carp floated belly up onto the beach, and the doctors at Mercy knew, but did not announce, that ear infections were a certainty for those who swam in those waters. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But he never had any fun—no walks, no rides, no swims. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z An official from another state would later tell me he was with the commissioner at a corrections conference and sat next to him as he read it near the swimming pool, moaning. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran down to the river, waded into the water fully clothed, and swam quickly to the child. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z We were supposed to go swimming that day at the camp, and I worried that I would turn the lake red. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z People jumped into the water and began to swim toward the other side. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good, let’s walk to the pool first. Do you have swimming shorts?” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It was like the swimming all over again, but Jinny wasn’t quite sure what to do about it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He raised a great splash, and if he didn't know how to swim, he learned—instantly. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Pheasant with a selection of jewel-colored jellies, and tiny versions of real vegetables swimming in butter, and potatoes mashed with parsley. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z As Jerrie and her boss, Tom Harris, talked before that day's events at the Air Force Association conference, two men who had just had a swim in the ocean were headed in their direction. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s go to the mill and go swimming,” the third said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sure, but I gotta know, how come you were in the river if you don’t know how to swim?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Go rises, adjusting his pants, and right then the swimming pool smell hits him again and his curiosity gets the better of him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They can swim upstream, even travel up waterfalls. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Miss Hilly call this morning and ask if she and Baby Girl want to go swimming at the Jackson Country Club and that’s a invitation Miss Leefolt ain’t had but once or twice. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I asked him if the swimming was good there, since the beaches were so splendid. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I would hold open the hem and pray an unusually stupid fish would swim into the trap. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I film Phil as he swims, capturing his grace, how his smooth strokes barely ripple the surface. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z But when it is in its proper place it becomes weightless: when you swim in the ocean you cannot feel the weight of water on you. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the retelling, the swimming suits the participants actually wore were removed from the story and the innocent diversion became a nude debauch. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It usually had barley in it, and chunks of carrot and onion and turnip, and sometimes even apple, with a film of grease swimming on top. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Turning, he saw the worst possible person to catch him swimming after school: Headmaster, shaking a fist in their direction. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Sink or swim, jarhead!” our drill instructor yelled at us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She stayed under for as long as she dared and then surfaced, starting to swim across the moonless water with every ounce of strength remaining to her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Only once or twice in a summer—on days of unendurable heat, teachers dismissed school, masters closed shops, and the boys ran down to the wharves to swim. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ll probably never know, but some of my most wonderful summertime memories happened at the “whites only” swimming pool in Leeds, Alabama. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As Cole swam, he thought about Garvey and the stupid cake demonstration. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z After the regular chores were done, my brother Johnny and my cousins and I, we would head off fishing or go swimming. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like real marble, but still, what really hit me was how warm the place was and how my head was swimming in the heat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Tam Lin, who let Matt do quite a few dangerous things, had discouraged swimming here because the bottom was murky with unexpected depths. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After returning to camp from his swim, Cole smeared lotion on his sore and blistered hands. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z While other kids were swimming and playing baseball, de la O was out in the hot sun, weeding, picking beans, and pulling heavy sugar beets out of the ground. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The water was cold and I was glad to be swimming. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z It's June 22, 1941, a hot summer day, and the boys meet after work at the community swimming pool at Ohlsdorf. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes we go swimming in rivers since we only have one public pool, which is very expensive to use. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I slipped back into the water and started swimming. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Gradually, the sensation eased a bit — she no longer felt as though all she could see was Sidhean, and his features swam into focus before her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a lodge, and you don’t know that we swam miles.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z With the exception of a school of otters swimming in the river, the surrounding area so far had not been full of wildlife. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I could feel it in my throat and I looked off into the trees where the afternoon slanted, thinking of afternoon and of the bird and the boys in swimming. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Below, the moon floated and the stars swam. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The string held and he turned about and once more swam toward the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z One day I believe she was swimming, and the next day she was sick. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Digger, and I—had come over to the beach beneath the bluff for a swim. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Jacob swam through the crowd, his arms overflowing with books, trying not to trip, trying to see. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Hurriedly I loosened one strap of the backpack to free my right shoulder, which made it easier to swim. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They watched P. T. swimming across, the current carrying him too swiftly, but he not seeming to mind. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z It was “Swimmers take your marks” maybe fifteen seconds after that, and it was the worst race I swam all season. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z "Jack asked his mom if we could all go swimming in his pool," Kevin said. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z But it had become the element he swam in. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Once, so they say, he had to get home by swimming across a river in which there was a large and hungry pike. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Lloyd: How far do you think you could swim? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “She always waited for ships to come in, but you swim out to them.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I had read somewhere that white sharks were solitary creatures, crossing great distances alone, but that sometimes they swam in pairs. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She would just need to swim down the coastline and find a safe, inconspicuous place to sneak aground. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Megan had been struggling for a few years—with school grades and swimming injuries, with her relationship with her parents. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z After such an experience he would sometimes loiter and swim for the rest of the day. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Dan gave up on his side, piled into the river, and swam across to the side Little Ann had worked. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma couldn’t look at Finn to see if his eyes were still swimming with tears, or if the tears had started rolling down his cheeks. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It was big enough to take my whole leg in its mouth, and me swimming in the river every day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The air was heavy with moisture, wet enough for fish to swim in. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The swim school thought I might do better if I could somehow attach a pair of flippers to my legs. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z From the slope leading down to the beach, we could see that there were already some people swimming. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Her childhood had ended, she decided now as she came away from the swimming pool, the moment she tore down her poster. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Well, usually I compete in the summer swim meets at the rec center but I got a little busy this year trying to make Junior Agent.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Long before he could swim or paddle to the far shore, he’d be pulled into these rapids and drowned. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was swimming off from the cave and the reef toward some rocks that were about twice the length of the string away. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z As they swam away, something else moved just beneath the water’s surface. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “She must have been drowned then, trying to swim to shore, after the boat sank?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Harry swam faster and soon saw a large rock emerge out of the muddy water ahead. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until my head started to swim that I realized I wasn’t breathing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When I rose to the surface, all of them had stopped swimming but remained in the water. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then I saw this turtle swimming to the top and his beak was eating my tears as soon as they touched the water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Talk about camp and favorite teachers and the opening of the neighborhood swimming pool made her feel wistful. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z After she had offered the challenge, all he could think about was learning in school how shark teeth angled inward so fish could swim in but not out. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I tried to back away from the edge of the pit, but it was like swimming through oil. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Smith managed the public swimming pools in Leeds, Alabama, a small city about twenty miles east of downtown Birmingham. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But most rabbits avoid swimming, and certainly an exhausted rabbit could not swim the Enborne. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The waters here were dark and angry, almost violent—nothing like our friendly swimming hole. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Remember the boxing gloves you gave us, and the swimming pool at Dukes Happy Holiday Resort? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “My feet are better now, I’m dying to see my books again, and if I see one more tourist in swimming trunks I shall scream. But before I leave, let me give you this!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She persisted in believing she had injured her head while swimming. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “You can read that?” he questioned, with the same amazement he had shown when she had proved she could swim. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Pong was so exhausted that he gave up trying to swim. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There was not another working boy in Boston who was out swimming in the middle of the afternoon. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It is officially too hot to go swimming. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Under all of my pairs of swim trunks that were too small for me to wear anymore, that’s where it was. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z After taking the ferry across the river to reach the park, Bobby was soon in his element: swimming, and lounging in the hot tubs. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Before long, things are swimming and I’m filled with the warmth of human kindness toward everyone and everything. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Bessie was swimming happily around, swishing his serpent tail and poking his head out the sides and bottom of the sphere. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He had soon swum so far into the lake that he could no longer see the bottom. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The currents shifting, as though something was swirling and swimming, creating eddies under the surface. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “The sea! I have to swim in the sea. Don’t give me no itty bitty teeny tiny tub, girl. I need the whole entire complete deep blue sea!” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I would like to swim across the bay but I was afraid of cramp. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z While we were washing and swimming in the stream any old place, there were rules, it turns out: wash clothes downstream, where the forest creek runs into the crocodile river. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It swam back and forth like a flickering minnow. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It was like a small city, laid out on a grid with mess halls, stores, bars, movie theaters, and even swimming pools. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The shore must have seemed very far away to anyone swimming there, in the water. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t seem likely that a fish that small could swim up a waterfall,” Dragon said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “If you are not Aunt Jin,” the fish said to the dragon, interrupting Minli’s thoughts, “why are you swimming across the river? Why don’t you just fly?” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z They were paying me to distract Bigger with ping- pong, checkers, swimming, marbles, and baseball in order that he might not roam the streets and harm the valuable white property which adjoined the Black Belt. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The water out there was too deep for me to swim back, and I started crying. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z During those weeks, the church filled up its bus with children and drove us to the Leeds pool, where Mr. Smith met us and allowed us to swim. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As it was, his head swam with the fear that Jen’s father still might betray him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “You think it’s like the swimming, I guess?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z At the dock, they took turns fishing and swimming. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told you to swim clear. Are all Assistant Pig-Keepers deaf as well as stubborn?” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z At midnight, I climbed into bed and tried to read a book but the words just swam by in a muddy haze. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The water looks yellowish and often I swim away from the dead animals, garbage, and feces that float by. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Children straddled the water’s edge and a few bolder ones were actually swimming. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though James’s grandmother was barely taller than Emily and swam in one of James’s old Angry Birds shirts, she was still quite intimidating. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She’d liked the map of Kerch best, a whimsical drawing of their island nation, surrounded by mermaids swimming in the True Sea and ships blown along by winds depicted as fat-cheeked men. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “It’s lawyer talk—like a swimming pool with no fence around it; little kids come by and fall in.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He fought his way free and swam for the opposite bank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as most people spend more time in cars than in airplanes, most of us have a lot more experience swimming in pools than shooting guns. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z We'd been swimming back and forth across that river all our lives. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Half of Grover’s face glowed pink too; half swum in shadow. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Looks good enough to swim in,” he mused. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I was so anxious to get going I swam to shore and drove my car up the steep unpaved road to our house. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Straight ahead was the river, but she could not swim. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned out that Bunny knew how to swim. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z The huge salmon swam up the falls, springing up and defying gravity as if it had been thrown upward into the air. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z While I was learning to swim, Irene had spent her summers building fences, moving cattle, branding, and helping the neighbors who bordered her parents’ ranch, and their neighbors. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Finally, swimming to the middle and staying in the swift current, he swam downstream. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She planned to plant a clump of ceanothus along the approach to the swimming pool. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She swam, to feel her own body pull and move. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z One summer weekend, when I was around seven years old, I was at a public swimming pool with the whole family. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I often wondered about Mr. Smith and “his” swimming pool. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They get me up and down the steep hills of San Francisco and shoot me through the water like a frog when I swim. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, after swimming, Dante and I went walking around. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She tried to remember how other animals swam. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When you see a tornado rip swimming pools out of the ground, you realize something Oklahomans already know. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The crocodiles, though, swam away into the middle of the river, to the place where the first girl had drowned. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Unlike his swim in the Blue Hole, his shower lasts no more than a minute. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He was the one who had forced Cole to go out for the swim team because that is what he himself had done in high school. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He swam after them, but the water didn’t help him move as it usually did. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Threatened closely I grow stupid, and sit on a bag of sand wondering if a man could swim to Orgoreyn. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z They came swimming out of the west, but as they saw the canoe they turned around in a great circle and began to follow me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It had two wooden docks set fifty yards apart, which was a regulation distance according to federation swim rules. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z A bright fresh tang swims into the truck. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Well, drown-proofed if I happened to fall into a pool conveniently only wearing my swimming gear and without my heavy artificial legs on. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Maybe all these things were swimming around in my head too quickly. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z As if it would have been there for her, no matter what direction she’d swum. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He swam and walked, and then often spent the rest of the day—and a good portion of the night—playing over all the games of the tournament, torturing himself over the mistakes he’d made. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Little by little she teaches her babies by brushing them away with her flippers, then swimming around them in circles until they learn to follow. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “And sometimes we went swimming after we drank. And nothing bad ever happened.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Pursued by killer whales, which prey upon them when seals are not to be found, the bass had tried to escape by swimming toward shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Plans for a Klan junior auxiliary for girls ran aground after one of these trips, when the older Klan women heard about an impromptu swimming break that involved teenage girls. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I could not undress to swim in a river or even wash my shirt without fearing that my true sex would be discovered. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He had the impression of swimming up into this room from some quite different world, a sort of underwater world far beneath it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It was a bad lake for swimming and fishing both. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearer the shore swam a mother seal with her pups, their heads bobbing in the water as they worked the fish schools near the rocks. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Each day the friar took Robin down the long path to the river to swim. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Harry was on the very end of the line, next to Krum, who was wearing swimming trunks and was holding his wand ready. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He stepped outside and looked up at the stars swimming in schools through the wind-driven clouds. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then in 1934 the city decided to open a swimming beach along the shore in front of the house. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There in front of us was a huge in-ground swimming pool. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I was surprised by the way the sharks swam at a slow pace and how they seemed to pay no attention to her at all. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “D’you know, on our first afternoon I thought he was a monster when I heard him shouting at the twins by the swimming pool.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I try swimming for the top again, but another wave crashes down on me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Some of the team had been running all summer, but me being in swim shape, with what Coach Rosset called swim lungs, helped out enough to keep me with the pack, anyway. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z So when Tamika invited me to go swimming at her house that afternoon, I figured a swim, and a friend, might help me feel better. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I lean into Mom as we watch Finway swim in his clean new world. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “I can come back. It’s not a big deal. I was just coming back from swimming—” “It’s just Daniel,” he said. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Then a massive shape about the size of a blue whale swam over the light source, creating a huge, dark shadow. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z My head started swimming, my chest burning, and my legs got all gooey, like all the running was turning my bones to liquid or something. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Their only hope of survival was to swim miles away to a small island that they hoped was not covered with Japanese soldiers. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The paper explained that a group of teenagers were swimming in the quarry after dark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The tuna in the sandwich is trying to make the final swim of its life. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A group of young women got permission from Aleksandr Gridnev to swim in a nearby river—and the following day their legs and backs were covered with strange burns. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They passed some boys swimming and clowning in the water, shrouding their words in laughter. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The pair of fish that Carole brought from Boston are now swimming happily among the others, and Farmer names the species for me. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I look out through the hole to see that she has not sunk—but neither does she swim. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Nearby a white heron posed regally on one leg, in the same tree where the boys had hung their shoes before swimming to the derelict boat. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And that’s exactly what we were doing the morning the body of a dead man drifted into our swimming haven. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was like asking someone who’d just learned to swim to compete in the Olympics. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The hippocampi were swimming around frantically, wanting to help but not sure how. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Where it emptied into the river, he swam to the middle. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Stephanie’s lagging behind, not because she doesn’t want to get in but because she is literally putting on every piece of swim gear imaginable. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And he held up a small dirt-colored dog that kicked its back legs like it was trying to swim free of the boy’s arms. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z They passed the waterfall and lagoon where she and Tane had gone swimming and she showed them the broken hammock trap where Tane had freed her when she was stuck. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The Y camp was awful—lots of team sports and swimming and walks through different parks in the city. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He could swim, he could draw, he could talk to people. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z A herd of miniature bronze hippocampi hung on wires from the ceiling, so it looked like they were swimming through the air. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Katherine holds her head high, even though her eyes swim with tears. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z While doing this, little fish swim over and eat the mess. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel my gut sinking down like it's swimming in the ocean deep, and I learn the truth: I like her. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z What had she been thinking, swimming alone this way? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Slowly I swim to the shore, looking back with each stroke. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Kanei swam to the other side of the river as fast as he could. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But he said to Ged, “Boy, you speak like a Seamaster, but I tell you if you lead us wrong in this weather I will throw you over to swim to Roke!” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I looked down, and there was my friend the cow serpent, swimming next to the dock. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He took us to a big swimming pool and lined us up. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Bonobos can’t swim, and when I fished into the river and plucked Otto out, he was shaking and shrieking in fright. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “It’s from holding my breath. It’s happened before when I’ve gone swimming.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z An eagle can learn to swim before it flies. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I cannot fly or swim, so I will spend the winter here on the island.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Every single breath fills me up, makes my head swim. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Gabriel, though, didn’t really like going outside or swimming or anything like that. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z And then a dark shape brushed by me and I knew it was one of the Five Evils, a swimming snake. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As a roller came I dove, swam out under water, and came to the surface with all the chill gone. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He saw bright pearls rise from the depths, bubbles swimming on the mirror, sky blue reflected in them. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “See,” she said, “if you could swim, then you could play out there too. And I wouldn’t have to sit here with you. Wouldn’t you like to learn to swim?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z An hour later we were in Dominick’s car headed to swim at the quarries. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z We came from the bottom of that river where the blood never stops flowing, where my mother’s dive toward life—her swim among all those bodies slaughtered in flight—gave her those wings of flames. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z At one point I dove overboard and swam around the boat as if it were at anchor. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z This would not be a good place for a swim. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It’s a Thursday afternoon in early June, the school year nearly over, and they are at the public swimming pool. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They swam by my mom like a fleet of small ships moving through the wreck, their sandy-brown skin gliding past her, caudal fins rippling like fabric through the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z We had stayed in a small hotel by the beach and spent most of our time swimming in the ocean. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Our parents were always warning us not to swim. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Several, including Tall Andras, swam out, but it was Old Benedikt who reached her first, slicing his way through waves with his burly, muscled arms. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She laid out on a lounge chair, watching her kids swim. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Little Billy was terrified, because his father had said Billy was going to learn to swim by the method of sink-or-swim. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “All we have to-do is swim for the ship.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It felt the same way your body feels after a day of splitting wood, or swimming, or sex. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They played cricket, swam in the pond, and even organized a few games of hide-and-seek for the smaller children in the village. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Look at the sign for Pisces. It’s two fish swimming in opposite directions. Do you know why?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I swam and swam until my legs and lungs hurt. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The shifting lamplight limned their stony scales, and shimmering motes of jade and scarlet and gold swam in the air around them, like courtiers around a king. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She became aware of the other feeling gradually, for it was swimming against the current within her: Sidhean’s pain and sorrow, rising up like a beast, and it pushed itself between the two of them. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Three or four times, swimming up through thick layers of drug- induced sleep, she had actually sought Estha out and slapped him until someone calmed her down and led her away. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Though the property was on the lake, there were no docks or boats in sight, only a mansion-like clubhouse, two paddle tennis courts, and a swimming pool. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Swans swam past like elegant ships, and the village was all pastel with patches of blue shadow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I can’t imagine Cardan swimming in a lake, jumping in the water, splashing people, laughing at something other than their suffering. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They attached the line with which they had been snubbing the boat to Buck’s neck and shoulders, being careful that it should neither strangle him nor impede his swimming, and launched him into the stream. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z It was softly lit by a splendid candle-filled chandelier, and everything was made of white marble, including what looked like an empty, rectangular swimming pool sunk into the middle of the floor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “We swam in the Roman swimming pool, we bicycled over country roads, we drove occasionally in the Stutz Bearcat belonging to a young bachelor engineer,” she remembered. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z We swam toward it, and I realized it was a hole in the rock. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He did not know how to swim like a fish. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I blinked, trying to clear the dark spots swimming in my vision, but the other girl wasn’t about to wait for me to get settled. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Natalie doesn’t know how to swim, Mom. What if she falls in?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ibtihaj, you don’t know how to swim,” my father said and laughed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z One night, as I prepared for bed, I said to him, “You wish to learn how to swim?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Easing out of the capsule, she began swimming immediately. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The ocean was warmer than the air, but I didn’t love swimming away from the boat in that dark water. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He swam, I surfed, or more accurately, I got rag-dolled wave after wave—totally amazing. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z But it was still a bit of a shock when a hammerhead shark drifted through the bedroom window, regarded me, and then swam calmly out the opposite side of the room. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I remind myself that she’s a California girl and probably grew up swimming in the ocean. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Are you ready to go swim in the waves? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “Salmacis looked upon the handsome boy and her lust was kindled. She swam nearer to get a closer look.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Styx might’ve been the first in the water, but it had been my idea to swim. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Or play soccer or act in plays or swim in the ocean or do whatever I want.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The whites-only swimming pool in Leeds remained open during those long, hot days when most neighboring cities had closed their public pools. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I dig out a one-piece that she’s had since swim class in sixth grade, holding it up to her with a smirk. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers.... While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A quick swim could refresh his tired mind and body. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Granting that Armstrong was mad, what was to prevent him having killed off all the others and then committed suicide by throwing himself over the cliff, or perhaps while trying to swim to the mainland? And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z That summer Lindsey Lloyd and I traded off for high point in the Intermediate Girls Division at each of the Eastern Montana Federation swim meets. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The plants grew in the soil and the sea, the beasts ran on the land and swam in the sea, but the men did not wake. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But bonobos can’t swim, so he heads back to land, arms fussily over his head to keep them dry. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I feel my smile go and I swim toward her, head up, afraid to put it under again, even for a second, afraid she’ll freak out. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “A bit late for a swim, isn't it?” said the tall boy. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I couldn’t dive, couldn’t let a wave crash over my head, couldn’t be taught to swim. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The hours swim together—Camila and Mya leaving, Barb and Julie coming and going—but I keep drawing, wanting every little detail to be remembered forever. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z During the day they would swim down deep, or hide in cuts along the banks, but when the sun was newly risen they came, to the surface. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was Edmund who swam away from me with fast, wild strokes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He had it trained on the pond below where ducks were swimming. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The frog kicks and is more difficult than the worm, it looks a little too much like a person swimming. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He smirks and runs into the pond with a splash, diving forward and swimming to the middle until the water is up to his chin. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z And I never was able to swim a lick. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Nobody would have to drag me or my brothers to the Bahamas—we’d swim there if we could. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Yes, my Lord,” whispered Bellatrix, and her eyes swam with tears of gratitude again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Huh. It would be cool to just shed something and swim away,” he says, crawling on all fours and then picking up the crab. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He sobbed and swam away toward the armory, where his cousins were fixing spears and swords. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I could dimly hear the Captain and Call yelling after me, but I never stopped swimming or running until I was home. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It is also significant that the “whites only” signs are gone and that children of all colors can drink from the same water fountains, swim in the same pools, and play on the same playgrounds. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Fish swam over their heads, and Percy felt irrational panic building in his throat. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was about a hundred feet across to the far bank, and although shallow enough in the ordinary way, was far too deep for the animals to cross without swimming. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z About a year later, after Diego got his permit, we drove up there again, just us two, and threw the football in the water and almost drowned trying to swim out to the pier. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Against a black background they swim, a long white silken thread spinning itself out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I left Marie and headed back, swimming smoothly and breathing easily. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Alex swam forward slowly, completely blind, afraid that at any moment he would crack his head against rock. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He seemed to be looking at everything around him through some sort of shimmering, transparent barrier, like a heat haze, which made the enclosure and the hundreds of faces around him swim strangely. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I was still just in swim trunks, but they had blood on them now. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I felt a hard piece of lead, the size of a marble, swim inside Papá’s knee as he rotated his leg. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Go on. It’s okay. I don’t want to swim in their pool anyway.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “They are fierce predators that can swim up to thirty miles per hour,” Matt is proclaiming. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z As he ran down the boardwalk to the deep swim he was already thinking about the annoyance of having to make the passage back to the Orleans with one hand above water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They watched movies, they played tennis on clay courts, they walked long walks through the back acreage, and they swam in the pool. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “Where the turtles lay their eggs,” I said, “and all the kids go swimming.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Instead, she swims clumsily, steadily toward shore, sunk low like an overladen boat. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I said of course I had, but it didn’t mean any more than wishing to be rich, to be able to swim faster, or to have a more nicely shaped mouth. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z |
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