1.   Ederle not only succeeded in crossing the channel, she negotiated the choppy waters more than two hours faster than any male swimmer had done.

2.   It was all the softspoken swimmer could do to keep from crying.

3.   Light sparkles off blue water as a lone swimmer does laps in the pool.

4.   So what do you do when the waves are churning while a swimmer is doing a butterfly?

5.   Stewart was referring to shaving his body, which many swimmers do before major meets to go faster.