Drowning vs. Swimming — What's the Difference?

Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion or immersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance.

Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or a liquid substance, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body.

To kill by submerging and suffocating in water or another liquid.

The act, sport, or technique of one that swims.

To drench thoroughly or cover with or as if with a liquid.

Relating to or used in swimming.

To deaden one's awareness of; blot out

Capable of swimming

To muffle or mask (a sound) by a louder sound

The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.

To die by suffocating in water or another liquid.

The state of being dizzy or in vertigo.

Present participle of drown

Present participle of swim

An instance of a person or animal drowning.

That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion.

An instance of a person or animal being drowned.

Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes.

Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming brain.

The act of one who swims.

Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head.

The act of swimming

Filled or brimming with tears;

Applied to a fish depicted horizontally