night swimming
Dark water dips
Night swimming is swimming after dark, whether in a pool, lake, or ocean.
The activity carries associations of spontaneity, mild transgression, and summer romance—sneaking into a closed pool or slipping into warm water under stars.
We went night swimming at the quarry after the party.
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- poolCollective fund or basin
- skinny-dippingSwimming without clothes
- darknessTotal absence of light
- after darkDuring nighttime hours
backyard pool · cool · splash · stars · REM · summer · lake · water · dive · taking the plunge · wet · silhouette · ripples · reflection · float · treading water · warm · chlorine
- water safetylifeguards, CPR, rescue tube, life jacket, drowning prevention
- swimminglap pool, lap pools, freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke
- nighttimenightfall, starry sky, moonlight, dusk, darkness
- nocturnal activityprowling, stalking, owl calls, cricket chirping, frog calls
- thrillsroller coasters, thrill, adrenaline, skydiving, bungee jump
- long distance swimmingopen water, channel crossing, English Channel, Strait of Gibraltar
element/environment
night swimmingnight hiking
Walking trails after sunset
midnight stroll · evening walk · stargazing · night running · moonlit walk
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