Which preposition to use with swim

in Occurrences 201%

Next morning, early, we rose and went for a swim in the river; after which we dressed and had breakfast.

with Occurrences 80%

But her eyes belied her voice, for they were swimming with tears.

to Occurrences 66%

We had not reached it, however, when we saw him enter the water, and swim to the main land, and glad enough he seemed to be when he had regained the protection of his native forests.

across Occurrences 52%

Once he tried to swim across the British Channel with a tame eagle on his shoulder, and couldn't do it.

for Occurrences 52%

This was a consummation that Tom had not bargained for, but there was no alternative but to swim for the shore, dripping like a rat from a flooded sewer.

on Occurrences 31%

"The introduction of vessels that swim under water," he said, "has in my opinion entirely done away with the utility of the ships that swim on top of the water.

like Occurrences 30%

Great was their pleasure when they found I could swim like themselves, and I felt most grateful to those poor heathens for the promptitude with which they dashed in to my rescue."

about Occurrences 23%

Then flying out thirty or forty yards, more or less, according to the character of the bottom, he alights with a dainty glint on the surface, swims about, looks down, finally makes up his mind, and disappears with a sharp stroke of his wings.

through Occurrences 18%

He was swimming through the water as fast as possible.

from Occurrences 15%

" In reply to this rigmarole I asked for food, since my head was beginning to swim from my long fast.

under Occurrences 14%

"No," returned Jack, "and I am rather afraid to swim under there.

into Occurrences 14%

"John Wesley Farwell, Jr.," said that young man to himself, "this thing is not your discoverybut how does that bit of Keats' go?" 'Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez, when with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacificand all his men Looked at each other with a wild surmise Silent, upon a peak in Darien,' There you have it!

against Occurrences 13%

"Do you see, Philip, that you can't swim against the stream?" said Mrs. Maxa when she was sitting alone with her brother after dinner.

Before Occurrences 12%

When I spin round without a stop And keep my balance like the top, I find that soon the floor will swim Before my eyes; and then, like him, I lie all dizzy on the floor Until I feel like spinning more.

at Occurrences 12%

A fortnight is usually the extent of time necessary, and they may even be sometimes permitted to enjoy the luxury of a swim at the end of a week.

around Occurrences 11%

Swimming around the boat unobserved, he had come up behind Frank and now reached up and grabbed Frank by the coat.

toward Occurrences 10%

" They continued to swim toward the ship.

towards Occurrences 10%

And now, looking a little over the bo'sun's shoulder, I discovered that these hideous things were coming up out from the pit-like pool in the bottom of the valley, and, suddenly, I was minded of the multitudes of strange fish which we had seen swimming towards the island; but which had all disappeared before reaching the shore, and I had no doubt but that they entered the pit through some natural passage known to them beneath the water.

by Occurrences 9%

The men attended upon the latter, swimming by their side, whilst they drifted to the island where the crew were.

after Occurrences 8%

Come, noble Earle, let your kind presence grace Our feast prepard for this obdurate Lord, And give some comfort to his sorrowfull bride Who in her pitteous teares swims after him.

near Occurrences 7%

A small creature swims near, and touches one of the feelers.

over Occurrences 6%

They might swim over it, and yet not see the thin, flat, brownish body pressed down on the bed of the sea.

along Occurrences 5%

As it swims along, the threads touch the tiny living things in the sea, the darts pierce them and poison them.

among Occurrences 4%

My own experience was less ornate, but prices were absurdly high, the waiter's check frequently needed revision, and one had a vague but more or less continual sense of swimming among sharks.

during Occurrences 4%

The Shadyside gymnasium was equipped with a fine pool, and it was the school's boast that every girl learned to swim during her first term.

Which preposition to use with  swim