'''Swimming''' refers to any combination of bodily movements employed by [[animals]] as a means of propelling themselves through [[water]]. [[Humans]] can learn to swim, although water is not their natural habitat. [[Fish]], marine [[mammals]], and other aquatic creatures swim by instinct as their primary means of locomotion. | '''Swimming''' refers to any combination of bodily movements employed by [[animals]] as a means of propelling themselves through [[water]]. [[Humans]] can learn to swim, although water is not their natural habitat. [[Fish]], marine [[mammals]], and other aquatic creatures swim by instinct as their primary means of locomotion. |