Aquatic event category (8)

I believe the answer is:

swimming

(Other definitions for swimming that I've seen before include "Doing crawl" , "Filled with tears" , "Moving through water" , "Travelling through water" , "Bathing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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