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To be in the swim

Swim \Swim\, n.

  1. The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming.
    --B. Jonson.

  2. The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.

  3. A part of a stream much frequented by fish. [Eng.]

    Swim bladder, an air bladder of a fish.

    To be in the swim, to be in a favored position; to be associated with others in active affairs. [Colloq.]