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Schwimmer

Schwimmer is a German noun meaning "swimmer," referring to a person who swims or to someone who participates in swimming as a sport. In everyday German, der Schwimmer denotes a male swimmer, die Schwimmerin denotes a female swimmer, and the plurals are die Schwimmer (for groups of male or mixed swimmers) and die Schwimmerinnen (for groups of female swimmers).

The word derives from the verb schwimmen, "to swim," with the agent noun suffix -er. It is

As a surname, Schwimmer originates as an occupational or descriptive name for someone who swam or lived

Notable individuals with the surname include David Schwimmer (born 1966), American actor and director best known

used
in
general
as
well
as
in
sports
contexts
to
describe
someone
who
swims,
whether
casually
in
a
pool
or
as
a
competitive
athlete.
near
a
place
associated
with
swimming.
It
is
most
common
in
German-speaking
regions
and
among
descendants
of
German-speaking
immigrants.
In
many
cases,
bearers
of
the
name
immigrated
to
other
countries,
where
the
surname
persists
in
various
spellings
and
pronunciations.
for
his
role
on
the
television
series
Friends.
The
surname
appears
in
diverse
contexts
beyond
this
individual,
reflecting
its
Germanic
origins
and
spread
through
migration.