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overswim
verb 2
Definitions
verb
1
To swim too fast or too strenuously.
This is particularly true in the 100-meter race, where the temptation to overswim the first 50 meters can be strong. The desire to take it out fast can backfire when the swimmers goes into a vertical body position in the final 10 meters.
2
To flood or inundate.
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