| OAFISH | Old American swimmer can be uncouth (6) |
| STINGRAYS | Dangerous swimmer can empty gear in middle of states (9) |
| IGNORAMUS | Uninformed chap can be uncouth or amusing (9) |
| YOBBISH | One school sporting hobby outside can be uncouth (7) |
| OAFISHNESS | Old American swimmer hitting head displays clumsiness |
| ERUDITE | Learned, at the end, not to be uncouth about it (7) |
| LOCHTE | American swimmer; winner of 12 Olympic medals (4,6) |
| PHELPS | Michael --, American swimmer, winner of 23 Olympic gold medals (6) |
| EDERLE | Gertrude ___, American swimmer who was the first woman to swim the English Channel (6) |
| RYANLOCHTE | American swimmer with 12 Olympic medals who was suspended by USA Swimming after falsely claiming to have been robbed at gunpoint after a night out in Rio in 2016 (4,6) |
| AMANDABEARD | Seven-time Olympic medallist who was American Swimmer of the Year in 2003 and 2004 (6,5) |
| REDSNAPPER | In colour, one photographing American swimmer |
| MATT | Biondi, American swimmer who won eight Olympic gold medals (4) |
| OCTOPUS | Company rejected best American swimmer (7) |
| HOFF | Katie ___, American swimmer who won three medals at the 2008 Olympics |
| EVANS | Janet, American swimmer who won four Olympic gold medals (5) |
| STINGRAY | Fools back dull American swimmer |
| PIRANHA | South American swimmer disturbed a pair going round new hotel (7) |
| JACKSONPOLLOCK | Splashing American, swimmer from Mississippi? |
| SPITZ | American swimmer who won seven Olympic gold medals in 1972 (5) |
