To sign 'swimming', bring both hands in front of your chest with your palms facing down and fingers kept together. Move your hands forward and outward in a sweeping, circular motion. Repeat this movement twice, mimicking the action of doing the breaststroke in a pool.
Sign 'I', 'like', and then perform the 'swimming' sign. You can follow it with the sign for 'ocean' to complete the thought.
Point to yourself and the other person for 'we', sign 'tomorrow', then use the 'swimming' sign while raising your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Point to the person, sign 'fast', then sign 'swimming' followed by the 'person' or 'agent' marker to indicate a swimmer.
Sign 'I', 'like', and then perform the 'swimming' sign. You can follow it with the sign for 'ocean' to complete the thought.
Point to yourself and the other person for 'we', sign 'tomorrow', then use the 'swimming' sign while raising your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Point to the person, sign 'fast', then sign 'swimming' followed by the 'person' or 'agent' marker to indicate a swimmer.
Yes, you can use this same sign whether you are talking about the action of swimming right now or the sport and activity of swimming in general.
To sign 'swimmer', you first perform the sign for 'swimming' and then immediately add the 'person' or 'agent' marker by sliding both flat hands downward parallel to each other, indicating the person doing the action.
No, the breaststroke motion is the standard ASL sign for the general concept of swimming. You would only mimic freestyle, butterfly, or backstroke if you were specifically describing those exact racing techniques.
