Olympic swimmer
Competitive aquatic racer
An Olympic swimmer is an athlete who competes in swimming events at the Olympic Games, the world's premier international sporting competition.
The term implies elite status—years of training, qualifying times, and national team selection.
It often appears as a benchmark for peak physical conditioning: He has the body of an Olympic swimmer.
- poolCollective fund or basin
- laneDesignated travel strip
- lane linesBoundaries between parallel paths
- goldElement seventy-nine
- medalMetal honor token
freestyle · backstroke · butterfly · breaststroke · podium · medal ceremony · goggles · cap · chlorine · splash · relay · record · Phelps · lap · dive · starting blocks · touch · timing
- swimmer typesbeginner, novice, intermediate, advanced, expert
- swimmersMichael Phelps, Mark Spitz, fish, shark, whale
Olympic swimmernon-swimmer
One lacking aquatic ability
couch potato · drowning victim · weekend warrior · lap swimmer
Olympic swimmernon-swimmer
One lacking aquatic ability
drowning victim · hydrophobe · sinker · aquaphobe · landlubber
Olympic swimmerOlympic wrestler
Elite international grappling competitor