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The Swimmer

John Cheever

First published July 1964
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Impulsively, a young man decides to make his way home by swimming through every pool in the neighborhood. The joyful lark turns darker when time begins to pass strangely.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 1964 The New Yorker, July 18, 1964 MAGAZINE
July 1982 The Stories of John Cheever Ballantine Books Collection 713
1989 Cover Fictions: Second Edition Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Anthology 169
April 1992 Cover Reel Terror Xanadu Anthology 138
June 1992 Cover Reel Terror Carroll & Graf Anthology 138
June 1993 Cover Horror Story (14) Garden Editoriale Anthology 125
2004 Cover The Contemporary American Short Story Longman / Pearson Anthology 122
April 2005 Cover Adaptations: 35 Great Stories That Have Inspired Great Films Three Rivers Press Anthology 401
2011 Cover The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press Anthology 180