outswam
Defeated in water
Outswam is the past tense of outswim, meaning to swim faster or farther than someone else: She outswam all her competitors in the relay.
The word appears almost exclusively in competitive contexts or descriptions of escape: The seal outswam the shark.
Competition of speed
- swimmerOne who moves through water
- opponentOne who contends against
- rivalOne who competes against
- competitorOne striving against others
freestyle · butterfly · backstroke · breaststroke · medley · relay · heats · semifinals
Moving with speed
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- quickMoving with speed
- rapidMoving with haste
- accelerationRate velocity changes
velocity · sprint · streamline · hydrodynamics · kick · glide · stroke · tempo
Defeating an opponent
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- winAchieve victory
- prevailTo succeed ultimately
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
defeat · beat · success · glory · celebration · jubilation · pride · upset
Capacity for sustained effort
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
tenacity · persistence · fortitude · pacing · distance · laps · interval · training
race
Competition of speed
competitor · freestyle · butterfly · backstroke · breaststroke · medley · relay · heats · semifinals · finals
swift
Moving with speed
acceleration · velocity · sprint · streamline · hydrodynamics · kick · glide · stroke · tempo · dive
victory
Defeating an opponent
overcome · defeat · beat · success · glory · celebration · jubilation · pride · upset · dominance
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
resilience · tenacity · persistence · fortitude · pacing · distance · laps · interval · training · conditioning
outswamdrowned
Died by submersion
sank · went under · succumbed · perished · floundered