Swimmer most commonly refers to a participant in:

  • Swimming (sport) competition
  • Swimming

Swimmer, swimmers, The Swimmer, or the Swimmers may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Films

  • The Swimmer (1968 film), an American surreal drama film based on John Cheever's story, starring Burt Lancaster
  • Swimmers (2005 film), an American independent drama film starring Sarah Paulson, Cherry Jones, and Shawn Hatosy
  • Swimmer (2012 film), a Scottish short film
  • The Swimmer (2021 film), an Israeli sports drama
  • The Swimmers (2022 film), an American drama film

Games

  • Swimmer (video game), a 1982 arcade game

Literature

  • "The Swimmer" (poem), an 1899 poem by Adam Lindsay Gordon
  • "The Swimmer" (short story), a 1964 short story by John Cheever
  • The Swimmers (novel), a 2022 novel by Julie Otsuka
  • The Swimmer, a biographical book by Patrick Barkham concerning Roger Deakin

Music and dance

  • The Swimmers (band), a four-piece rock band from Philadelphia
  • SWMRS, an American punk band
  • Swimmer (ballet), a ballet by Yuri Possokhov based on the short story by John Cheever

Albums

  • Swimmer (Tennis album), a 2020 album
  • Swimmer (The Big Dish album), a 1986 album
  • Swimming (Mac Miller album), a 2018 album

Songs

  • "Swimmers", by Broken Social Scene from the 2005 album Broken Social Scene
  • "The Swimmer", by Sleater-Kinney from the 2000 album All Hands on the Bad One
  • "The Swimmer", by Jarrod Alonge from the 2015 album Beating a Dead Horse
  • "Swimmers", a 2019 song by Zero 7

Visual art

  • The Swimming Hole (aka The Swimmers), 1884–85 painting by Thomas Eakins

People

  • Amanda Swimmer (1921–2018), American Cherokee potter
  • Darren Swimmer, American screenwriter and producer
  • Ross Swimmer (born 1943), former Special Trustee for American Indians at the U.S. Department of the Interior
  • Saul Swimmer (1936–2007), American documentary film director and producer

Technology

  • Swimmer (BEAM), a type of aquatic robot

See also

  • Swim (disambiguation)
  • Swimming (disambiguation)
  • List of swimmers