To swim in dream means pleasure, ease, and voluptuousness.

…(Employment | Knowledge | Prison) If a man of knowledge sees himself swimming in the ocean in a dream, it means that he will attain his goals. If he enters the water of the ocean then comes back to the shore in a dream, it means that he will commence his path of seeking knowledge then abandons it. Swimming in a dream also means going to jail. Swimming on sand in a dream means that one may be incarcerated, that his living conditions in his jail will be constricted, and that he will suffer in his prison from hardships equal to the difficulties he encounters during his swim in the dream. If one sees himself swimming inside his own house in a dream, it means that he will work for a ruthless, wicked and an unjust employer who will entrap him in his service through a business deal. Consequently,…

To dream that you are swimming in some water like ocean, pond, sea, river or even swimming pool predicts great financial affairs, relationships with those you are communicating at the moment. If you are swimming in the pool, you will be happy as never with the love of your life. The woman in the pool augurs happiness in relationships and the man in the pool denotes to great financial gain. When you see yourself learning to swim, you will get a very favourable lessons from life. If you teach someone how to swim, you wish to share your knowledge.

If during the dream we swim easily, then it means that we will have a positive field full of possibilities ahead of us, but if we are drowning down, then it indicates that we will have difficulties in getting what we want. If we are learning to swim, we can interpret this as a warning that we need to learn to control our passions.

If you swim through calm waters, it indicates that we are able to manage our business. If we are in troubled waters or lose control of the canoe, difficulties and problems at home and at work can be expected.

If you are swimming in a dream, such dream foretells about your emotions that are floating within. You are the person who does not initiate things by himself, instead you adapt to the present circumstances. The swimming is also a symbol of freedom. To swim underwater, means that you dispose other opinions and stay putted only with your own instincts.

To swim in an over flooded river, means some danger which will be resolved only through care and courage.

…injured by the folly of a friend or employer. To see a horse running away with others, denotes that you will hear of the illness of friends. To see fine stallions, is a sign of success and high living, and undue passion will master you. To see brood mares, denotes congeniality and absence of jealousy between the married and sweethearts. To ride a horse to ford a stream, you will soon experience some good fortune and will enjoy rich pleasures. If the stream is unsettled or murky, anticipated joys will be somewhat disappointing. To swim on a horse’s back through a clear and beautiful stream of water, your conception of passionate bliss will be swiftly realized. To a business man, this dream portends great gain. To see a wounded horse, foretells the trouble of friends. Dreaming of a dead horse, signifies disappointments of various kinds. Dreaming of riding a horse…

…To dream of being in a boat, both show that maidens fancies float and whether sink or swim they do, to try love’s sport their skill they’ll show….

Peaceful and little mighty is a sign of cured disease and fruitless work. Mighty river portends torments, misfortunes, jealousies and dangerous evils. Swim in one is possibility of being wrapped in gossip and lies.

…A flood in a dream also means blocking the roads to extremism or isolating a danger. When one sees a flood in his dream but outside of its season, it means that he is following some psychic influences or pursuing religious innovations. It also means wrath, destruction, impeachment, penal- ties or a plague, unless if it is falling from the skies, then it means rains and blessings. If one sees himself coming out of his home to swim into an inundated town in the dream, it means that he will escape from a ruthless tyrant. Should one fail to cross, and if he is rather forced to return to his house in the dream, it means that he should be careful about staying in that town or about disobeying his boss. Stopping the flood from reaching or entering one’s home in a dream also means reconciliation with one’s enemy….

…Dreaming that you see yourself swollen, denotes that you will amass fortune, but your egotism will interfere with your enjoyment. To see others swollen, foretells that advancement will meet with envious obstructions. Swimming. Dreaming of swimming, is an augury of success if you find no discomfort in the act. If you feel yourself going down, much dissatisfaction will present itself to you. For a young woman Dreaming that she is swimming with a girl friend who is an artist in swimming, foretells that she will be loved for her charming disposition, and her little love affairs will be condoned by her friends. To swim under water, foretells struggles and anxieties. See Diving and Bathing….

Ocean or sea symbolizes the collective unconscious. Everything the ocean presages and represents in our dreams refers to what happens within us. If the ocean is calm so is also our life. Peaceful and quiet sea or ocean represents easy life. If it is troubled, then same is and with our inner self. Troubled ocean or sea represents complications and problems. To fall into the ocean presages some misfortune for which we will be guilty. If we sink in sea or ocean, it means that we resign ourselves to what we consider inevitable. If we try to swim and keep afloat it reflects our desire to fight with all our strength. Sailing through a rough ocean means we are getting carried away by a dangerous business even though we know the danger we are in.