I would like to go swimming.

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Arctica1982

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Hello!

I would like to go swimming. As far as I know, this is the correct form.

What about this:

I would like to swim.
 

emsr2d2

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Both sentences are grammatically correct. The first is more common and natural.
 

Tdol

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There are contexts where the second would be fine - I would like to swim the English Channel - but without the extra context, it isn't particularly natural.
 
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