I’m upset with this swimming stroke that went wrong Crossword Clue

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I’m upset with this swimming stroke that went wrong Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

STROKE (noun)
1. a light touch with the hands
2. anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
STROKE (verb)
1. row at a particular rate
2. strike a ball with a smooth blow
SWIMMING (noun)
1. the act of swimming
SWIMMING (adjective)
1. filled or brimming with tears
2. applied to a fish depicted horizontally

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