overswim

Etymology

From over- + swim.

overswim means to swim too fast or too strenuously. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

verb

To swim too fast or too strenuously.“This is particularly true in the 100-meter race, where the temptation to overswim the first 50 meters can be strong. The desire to take it out fast can backfire when the swimmers goes into a vertical body position in the final 10 meters.”
To flood or inundate.