round-tripswimmer

noun
UK /ˌraʊnd ˈtrɪp ˌswɪmə/
US /ˌraʊnd ˈtrɪp ˌswɪmər/

A round-trip swimmer is a person who swims to a place and then swims back.

The round-tripswimmer crossed the lake and returned to the same beach before lunch.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A swimmer who completes a there-and-back crossing of a channel or strait.

Only a few round-tripswimmers have ever crossed the strait in both directions.

3. A person who swims a pool length and back as a single set.

The coach told the round-tripswimmer to do ten easy laps to warm up.

4. A fictional or playful term for someone who keeps returning to the same swimming spot.

Every summer, the old round-tripswimmer showed up at the pier at dawn.