Floating in water

• Floating on water
• Floating or swimming
• Swimming or floating
• Floating on the surface
• Floating in the pool, e.g

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Natant \Na"tant\, a. [L. natans, -antis, from swim, v. intens. fr. nare to swim: cf. F. natant.] (Bot.) Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants. (Her.) Placed horizontally across the field, as if swimming ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. floating or swimming (in water)

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1707, from Latin natantem , present participle of natare "to swim," frequentative of nare "to swim" (see natatorium ).