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1) a person trained for competing in physical exercises and outdoor games e.g. a person who is good at running, jumping, swimming etc (athlete)

2) an instance of swimming etc in the sea, a river (bathe)

3) two-piece garment (bra and briefs) worn by girls and women for swimming and and sun-bathing (bikini)

4) a wide, thin part attached to a fish, used in swimming (fin)

5) a flat limb of certain sea animals (not fish) used in swimming; a similar device, usually of rubber, worn on the feet to aid swimming (flipper)

6) a shallow place in the sea, especially where there are sandbanks; a large number (of fish) swimming together (shoal)

7) (an act of making) a blow; one of a series of regularly repeated movements, especially as a way of swimming or rowing; a sudden attack of illness in the brain, with loss of feeling, power to move etc (stroke)

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Meaning:
amphibious

adapted for both land and water

occurring in water

aquatic

(of plants, animals etc) growing or living in or near water

occurring in water

bumper

unusually large or abundant

abundant, productive

dizzy

(of a person) feeling as if everything is turning round, as if unable to balance; mentally confused

light-headed, confused

giddy

causing, having, the feeling that everything is turning round so that one cannot stand steady

silly, impulsive

oily

of, like, oil; covered or soaked with oil

fatty, greasy

plentiful

available in large quantities or numbers

abundant

rich

having a lot of money or property; (of clothes, jewels, furniture etc) well designed and expensive

having a lot of money

SWIMMING as in Wiktionary
SWIMMING as in Wikipedia