| OAFISH | Love a swimmer appearing stupid (6) |
| ASHBLONDE | One's bald head at first appearing stupid, very pale on top (3,6) |
| INTELLIGENCE | In conclusion to meeting, clientele appearing stupid - this lacking? (12) |
| THICKET | Bush appearing stupid next to picture (7) |
| BRISLING | Swimmer appearing angry, losing time |
| ORCA | Big swimmer appearing in the largest Balearics (4) |
| STROKE | Real or figurative motion that links a genius, a golfer, a lucky person, a painter, a rower and a swimmer (6) |
| RUDDER | It's at the stern, where there's a piece of water for a swimmer (6) |
| BATHER | Back starting tests in rehab is a swimmer (6) |
| PLAICE | Sound situation for a swimmer at sea (6) |
| DIPPER | Diploma for a swimmer (6) |
| SALMON | A swimmer in the pink (6) |
| TRYOUT | Test taken by a swimmer around the end of May |
| KATIE | With 14-Across: highly-decorated American swimmer appearing in her third Olympic Games in Paris |
| NATATOR | Might a swimmer get a tan back at a high point? (7) |
| SNORKEL | A device allowing a swimmer to breathe while face down on the surface of the water, consisting of a bent tube (7) |
| DFISHNC | 1 letter + a swimmer + 2 letters = a shortage |
| ROCKSALMON | Moron lacks potential to be a swimmer (4,6) |
| OARFISH | A swimmer, like a clodhopper crossing the river (7) |
| AGARAGAR | A swimmer a newspaper turned to jelly (4-4) |
