What does swimming free mean?

British Dictionary definitions for free-swimming
free-swimming. adjective. (of aquatic animals or larvae) not sessile or attached to any object and therefore able to swim freely in the water.
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What's sessile mean?

Definition of sessile

1 : attached directly by the base : not raised upon a stalk or peduncle a sessile leaf sessile bubbles. 2 : permanently attached or established : not free to move about sessile sponges and coral polyps.
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What is swimming in simple words?

Swimming is the movement of the body through water using arms and legs. People can swim in the sea, swimming pools, rivers and lakes. People swim for exercise, for fun, and as a sport.
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What word class is solitary?

Word Type. Solitary can be an adjective or a noun.
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What does solitary woman mean?

8 a person who lives in seclusion; hermit; recluse.
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10 Health Benefits Of Swimming



What type of word is Oyster?

Oyster can be an adjective, a verb or a noun.
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What is swimming in slang?

"Someone Who Isn't Me" is the most common definition for SWIM on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. SWIM. Definition: Someone Who Isn't Me.
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Is swimming a sport yes or no?

Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake).
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What does pedunculated mean?

Listen to pronunciation. (peh-DUN-kyoo-LAY-ted) In the body, a structure that has a peduncle (a stalk or stem) or is attached to another structure by a peduncle.
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What does planktonic mean?

: the passively floating or weakly swimming usually minute animal and plant life of a body of water.
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What does non pedunculated mean?

Sessility is the state of not having a peduncle; a sessile mass or structure lacks a stalk. In medicine, a mass such as a cyst or polyp is said to be pedunculated if it is supported by a peduncle.
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Which swimming style is easiest?

Breaststroke. The breast stroke is the slowest stroke, but also the easiest. It is one of the first strokes taught to young swimmers.
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Which swim style is best?

Freestyle is the fastest of all the strokes, so as you might expect it is up in second place for calorie burning potential. Swimming freestyle tones your stomach, buttocks and shoulders. Out of all the four strokes freestyle is said to have the greatest impact on toning back muscles.
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What is the fastest swim style?

Front Crawl (or Freestyle Stroke)

The front crawl is what you see competitive swimmers do the most because it's the fastest of the strokes. The reason why the front crawl is fast is because one arm is always pulling underwater and able to deliver a powerful propulsion.
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Is swim the hardest sport?

Swimming is one of the most difficult sports. Swimmers use every part of the body, train yearlong, and require more self-control and technique. Maintaining activeness in swimming makes it one of the most difficult sports to compete in. Swimming uses every muscle in the body.
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Is swimming harder than running?

It takes more physical effort to swim two miles than it does to run two miles. In other words, swimming takes more of a cardio effort than running does. Another plus to swimming is the water resistance. Water resistance is stronger than the wind resistance associated with running.
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Are swimmers strong?

That swimmer has overcome more obstacles in their life than imaginable and is working to better themselves. A swimmer is physically strong but mentally stronger. Remember that and work towards it!
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What does Big swimming mean?

n (Chiefly Brit) any apparel worn for swimming or sunbathing, such as a woman's one-piece garment covering most of the torso but not the limbs.
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What does swimming do to your body?

Health benefits of swimming

builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness. helps you maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs. tones muscles and builds strength. provides an all-over body workout, as nearly all of your muscles are used during swimming.
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What does WDR mean in swimming?

The following values are allowed: * EXH: exhibition swim. * RJC: rejected entry * SICK: athlete is sick. * WDR: athlete/relay was withdrawn.
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What is oyster Girl?

noun, plural oys·ter·wom·en. a woman who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
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What is oystering mean in dating?

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What does eat my oyster mean?

a closemouthed or uncommunicative person, especially one who keeps secrets well. something from which a person may extract or derive advantage: The world is my oyster.
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Does swimming burn belly fat explain?

Swimming cardio is one of the most effective ways to lose weight including your belly fat. This requires you to keep swimming for 15-20 minutes at the time while maintaining your heart rate levels in the particular zone that we call – fat burning zone.
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