The phrase "avoiding swimming" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of not participating in swimming activities or refraining from swimming for any reason.
Example: "Due to the cold weather, I have been avoiding swimming at the local pool."
Alternatives: "staying away from swimming" or "refraining from swimming".
Until the fresh tattoo is completely healed, avoid submerging it completely in water; this means avoiding swimming or taking baths.
Though the disease is quite rare, prevention includes avoiding swimming in warm bodies of water and staying out of houses where people have become infected with strange illnesses, unlike Dr. Foreman.
tend to aggregate near boulders (with and without coral), presumably to reduce energy consumption by avoiding swimming and resting near the bottom where currents are slow.
Swimmers must refrain from contaminating the water (e.g., avoiding swimming while having a diarrheal illness), and swimmers must also avoid exposing themselves to contaminated water, especially by swallowing it.
Common examples were checking blood glucose and injecting insulin in a toilet cubicle to ensure privacy (which for some resulted in feelings of dirtiness or shame), avoiding swimming or other activities that required that an insulin pump be exposed and planning meetings or other activities around the time of day when hypoglycaemia was likely to occur.
At the shore Ivanov feels sick and avoids swimming at first.
Agency officials said that people should avoid swimming shortly after heavy rains.
These days, he avoids swimming in pools, which could seem luxurious while other Greeks are forced into homeless shelters.
On an adventure trip, avoid swimming in fresh water unless you can smell the chlorine from a standing position.
A recent survey by WaterAid found that 56% of women in the UK avoid swimming during their period.
As a result, they avoided swimming in the same pool with the working classes no matter their race or ethnicity".
