Sentence examples similar to the current is swift from inspiring English sources
The current was swift but I managed to drag myself out of the water".
The current was swift and strong, but he had been studying the sea, and he timed his departure to avoid being pushed back to shore by the rising tide.
Sometimes if the currents are swift, the officers navigate their boat alongside the drone, moving in tandem as they sweep an area.
In the lower East River tidal strait, the tidal current is swift and can reach as high as 3 m s−1 near Hell Gate (Bowman 1976).
River gravels occur mostly in the middle and upper parts of streams where the currents are swiftest.
The river's current was swift; some competitors had to cling to a rope before starting.
The current is relatively swift, and the river transports a considerable load of silt.
Divers could not enter the water because the current was too swift.
Mr. Islam went into the water, but the current was so swift, the witnesses said, that he could only get knee-deep.
"I mean, to swim in the Hudson River... " The current was so swift that many of the elite racers finished the swim leg in under 10 minutes.
