"The Swimmer" is a short story which was written by John Cheever, a famous writer of the fictional world. This story tells about the journey of Neddy Merril, who decided come back home from his friends' house by swimming through all the pools of his neighborhood. At the beginning of the story, Neddy is shown “far from young” and "he seemed to have the especial slenderness of youth". It also seems that Neddy and his wife, Lucinda, have all everything with cheerful life and a high social standing in their wealthy neighborhood. However, when swimming to home, Neddy experiences some unexplained misfortune that pushes him down in the social ranks. The strong health and strength that Neddy has before leaves him, and he becomes weaker as his journey