Is "a swimming girl" a common expression?

[chance22]

I'm not sure if the sentence "She is a swimming girl and she loves to swim." sounds natural to native speakers. Do you often refer to a girl who likes swimming as "a swimming girl?" Will there be misunderstanding? Could you help resolve my doubts?

 

[tedmc]

Where did you come across "a swimming girl"?
I have never heard of it. You can say "She is a swimming enthusiast".

 

[güey]

Or just "swimmer".

 

[chance22]

Where did you come across "a swimming girl"?
I have never heard of it. You can say "She is a swimming enthusiast".

That's what confuses me. It's from a blank filling exercise, in which we are supposed to use the word "swimming".

 

[5jj]

Please tell us the title and author of the book in which you found the exercise, and also give the complete gap-fill sentence.

 

[emsr2d2]

All users - please refrain from adding any more comments until the OP has provided the context and source information. The thread is clearly tagged as awaiting both.

 

[chance22]

Please tell us the title and author of the book in which you found the exercise, and also give the complete gap-fill sentence.

To be honest, I don't know where the exercise is from. It's seen on the exam paper handed out by a teacher to middle school students. The original ex goes like this:
Complete the sentence by using the words given and change the form to fit the context. Every word should only be used once.
(swim, play, hear, understand, think about)
Mary is my friend. She is a 1____ girl and she loves to swim. She is a great 2___ and goes to the pool every weekend. Mary enjoys the water and feels happy when she swims. She also has excellent 3___ and listens carefully to the sounds around her. At school, she is very curious and 4___ everything she learns. She often asks questions because she wants to 5___ the world better.
The answer provided is: 1. swimming 2. player 3. hearing 4. thinks about 5.understand

What I want to know is whether there is something wrong with the exercise or there is this kind of expression like a "swimming girl" to refer to a person who likes swimming.

 

[tedmc]

I don't agree with answers 1 and 2.
1 is not a right collocation as discussed above.
2 is possible if she is a water polo player, not just a swimmer.

 

[jutfrank]

Yes, there's something wrong with the exercise. Answers 1 and 2 are extremely poor. Answers 3, 4 and 5 are okay.