Swimming race — a time to dive in Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NATATION Swimming race — a time to dive in (8) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 4, 2023
7% DELVE Dive (into) (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 13, 2025
7% TRI Swim-bike-run race, for short (3) New York Times Dec 9, 2025
6% SWOOP Bird's dramatic dive (5) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
6% REEF Scuba diving spot (4) Universal Jan 11, 2026
6% DRAG ___ race (kind of speed racing) (4)
6% SMEW Diving duck (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 7, 2026
6% SPORT Soccer or swimming (5) Commuter Jan 5, 2026
6% LAPS Swimming distances (4) Commuter Jan 3, 2026
6% SCUBA Diving acronym (5) USA Today Dec 31, 2025

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