Chapter Sutton to Swim of S by Brewer's Readers Handbook

Sweet Singer of the Temple, George Herbert, author of a poem called The Temple (1593–1633).

Sweno, son of the king of Denmark. While bringing succours to Godfrey, he was attacked in the night by Solyman, at the head of an army of Arabs, and himself with all his followers were left dead before they reached the crusaders. Sweno was buried in a marble sepulchre, which appeared miraculously on the field of battle, expressly for his interment (bk. viii.). — Tasso: Jerusalem Delivered (1575).

Sweno, Dani regis filius, cum mille quingentis equitibus cruce insignitis, transmisso ad Constantinopolem Bosphoro inter Antiochiam ad reliquos Latinos iter faciebat; insidiis Turcorum ad unum omnes cum regio juvene cæsi.—Paolo Emilio: History (1539).

This is a very parallel case to that of Rhesus. This Thracian prince was on his march to Troy, bringing succours to Priam, but Ulysses and Diomed attacked him at night, slew Rhesus and his army, and carried off all the horses.—Homer: Iliad, x.

Swertha, housekeeper of the elder Mertoun (formerly a pirate).—Sir W. Scott: The Pirate (time, William III.).

Swidger (William), custodian of a college. His wife was Milly, and his father Philip. Mr. Swidger was a great talker, and generally began with, “That’s what I say,” à propos of nothing.—Dickens: The Haunted Man (1848).

Swim. In the swim, in luck’s way. The metaphor is borrowed from the Thames fishermen, who term that part of the river most frequented by fish the swim, and when an angler gets no bite, he is said to have cast his line out of the swim or where there is no swim.

In university slang, to be in ill luck, ill health, ill replenished with money, is to be out of it (i.e. the swim).