swimming
self propulsion of a person through water or other liquid; mainly on the water surface
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swimming
Summary
swimming ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,809 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- swimming is a type of aquatic locomotion[2].
- swimming is a type of physical activity[3].
- swimming is a type of hobby[4].
- swimming is a type of skill[5].
- swimming is a type of human locomotion[6].
- swimming's Commons category is recorded as Swimming[7].
- swimming's Unicode character is recorded as 🏊[8].
- swimming's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[9].
- swimming's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Swimming[10].
- swimming's Commons gallery is recorded as Swimming[11].
- swimming's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Swimming[12].
- swimming's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[13].
- swimming's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
- swimming's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C94738[15].
- swimming's different from is recorded as Q1229875[16].
- swimming's different from is recorded as diving[17].
- swimming's different from is recorded as underwater diving[18].
- swimming's hashtag is recorded as Swimming[19].
- swimming's practiced by is recorded as swimmer[20].
- swimming's associated hazard is recorded as drowning[21].
- swimming's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[22].
- swimming's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark[23].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include aquatic locomotion[2], physical activity[3], hobby[4], skill[5], and human locomotion[6].
Why It Matters
swimming ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,809 views/month).[1] swimming has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] swimming is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]