THE SWIMMER
Characters - Alphabetical
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| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | DESCRIPTION |
| Shirley | Abbott | Neddy's former mistress. |
| Grace | Biswanger | The type of party hostess who invites the opthalmologist, the vet, the real-estate dealer, and the dentist. |
| Biswangers' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Enid | Bunkers' | A friend of Neddy's. |
| Bunkers' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Clydes' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Crosscups' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Gilmartins' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Mrs. | Graham | The Graham matriarch. |
| Grahams' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Mrs. | Halloran | The Halloran matriarch. |
| Hallorans' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Mrs. | Hammer | The Hammer matriarch. |
| Hammers' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Howlands' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Lears' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Mrs. | Levy | Had Japanese lanterns on their property. |
| Levys' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Lucinda | Merrill | Neddy's wife. |
| Neddy | Merrill | Protagonist. |
| Pasterns' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Eric | Sachs | Helen's husband. |
| Helen | Sachs | The Hallorans' only daughter. |
| Sachs' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Tomlinsons' | A guest at Enid's party. | |
| Welchers' | One of the places Neddy would go by swimming home. | |
| Donald | Westerhazy | Owner of the pool. |
| Helen | Westerhazy | Donald's wife. |
| Aphrodite | A guest at the party. | |
| Rusty | Owned a raft. |
