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The action or art of swimming.

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  • “A poor country for the land-owners!” said Joe, once more vigorously resorting to his skill in the art of natation.
  • It was an unfavourable time of the year for such an unprecedented feat of natation, but the Hatfield Champion was confident of success.
  • Je me rappelle avoir eu exactement la même sensation après un cours J+S de natation… c'était il y a plus de dix ans… mais je m'en rappelle comme si c'était hier.
  • Now, as natation is generally effected by repeated and vigorous lateral flexions of the body, we ought to find the segmentation much more complete laterally than on the...
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