natación This is 'swimming' the noun, not 'swimming' the participle. 'Swimming' the participle is nadando. To say, "The swimming team is swimming." in Spanish, you say, "El equipo de natación está nadando."
swimming is nadar and walking in camina
To swim or swimming in spanish nadar.
Swim means nothing in Spanish. In Spanish, the verb "to swim" is "nadar."
nadar
They swim/they are swimming
swimming
May we go swimming - podemos nadar juntos?
Nadamos
It means "swimming," referring to the sport/practice itself, not the verb.
to say i love simming in spanish is amo el nadar
"Prefiero nadar"