By hard swimming, for the sea still ran high, he managed to reach it, and pulled himself out of the water, more dead than alive.

"We know now that we can't get across the river by swimming."

Sometimes I went out on my own, crossing the river either by the fish weir or swimming.

Access is also available by private boat or by swimming.

At least by swimming, she remained in control of her fate.

Some soldiers may have crossed the river by swimming.

She doesn't look fast, but you couldn't catch her by swimming.

Plainly the only way he would reach the bow was by swimming.

She had neither strength nor courage to escape by swimming, and there was no other way out.

Others had made their way to shore by swimming.