Historical clue formulations

• Did the backstroke, say — 2026-09-08
• Did the butterfly, e.g. — 2026-08-09
• Did some laps — 2025-11-24
• Went through channels? — 2025-06-18
• Did laps, perhaps — 2024-11-03
• Took a lap, perhaps — 2024-02-28
• Proceeded down a lane, maybe — 2022-07-31
• Did the backstroke, say — 2022-07-04
• Made a bank getaway? — 2022-06-02
• Participated in the first third of a triathlon — 2021-05-17
• Didn't just float — 2020-04-05
• Didn't sink, say — 2019-08-25
• Got one's kicks at the pool? — 2019-07-22
• Did a backstroke, say — 2019-05-20
• Traveled in trunks? — 2018-12-02
• Went through channels? — 2018-05-13
• Traveled in trunks, say — 2017-03-24
• Competed in the first leg of a triathlon — 2015-03-04
• Did laps, say — 2013-03-06
• Stroked — 2012-03-14
• Did laps — 2011-10-30
• Didn't sink — 2011-06-29
• Participated in a pool, say — 2009-01-03
• Took a dip — 2008-10-16
• Did one leg of an Ironman competition — 2007-08-15
• Did laps — 2007-03-11
• Did laps, maybe — 2006-07-19
• Did laps, say — 2005-11-01
• Started a triathlon — 2005-10-12
• Did laps — 2004-10-24
• Did laps, say — 2004-10-13
• Went from bank to bank? — 2004-07-18
• Didn't sink — 2004-06-20
• Dog-paddled — 2004-05-05
• Did laps in a pool — 2004-05-03
• Did one-third of a triathlon — 2003-01-28
• Did the crawl, say — 2000-11-28
• Stroked — 2000-09-14
• Did the butterfly — 1999-08-04
• Emulated Janet Evans — 1999-06-23
• Crawled, say — 1999-05-09
• Was dizzy — 1999-01-22
• Did the butterfly, e.g. — 1998-10-28
• Dog-paddled, e.g. — 1998-03-25
• Did the butterfly — 1998-02-12
• Traveled horizontally — 1997-12-28
• Emulated Janet Evans — 1997-08-30
• Emulated Leander — 1997-03-01
• Frog-kicked — 1994-08-27
• Did laps in the pool — 1994-08-22