Swimming Pro — Play Free Online

Swimming Pro is a sports game that puts you in the pool for a head-to-head race. Instead of the endless climbing you get on Doodle Jump, a session here is short and bounded: you line up on the blocks, race to the wall, and see how your time compares. It runs in the browser with nothing to install, so it is easy to open for a couple of minutes between longer games.

The appeal is the same one that keeps people coming back to a jumper. The goal is simple, each attempt is quick, and the only thing between you and a better result is cleaner execution. If you like beating your own best on Doodle Jump, a timing-based sports game like this scratches a similar itch with a very different setting.

This page does not go into the details of individual events, rankings or unlockables, because the listing gives us only the genre and the controls. What follows sticks to what is known.

How to play

Movement uses the arrow keys or WASD. The mouse is for aiming and for picking options in the menus. On a phone or tablet you tap and swipe instead, so no keyboard is needed.

A typical round goes like this: choose what you want to play from the menu, start the race, and use your movement controls to keep your swimmer going as smoothly as you can. Sports games of this kind usually reward steady, well-timed input over frantic mashing, so watch how the swimmer responds before you push harder.

Tips

1. Spend the first attempt learning how the swimmer responds to your input rather than chasing a result.
2. Keep your inputs even. Rhythm usually matters more than raw speed in timing-based sports games.
3. Use the fullscreen button under the game for a larger view of the pool.
4. If the game stalls, reload the page and start again.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If you want another sports game, Bouncy Basketball is a good next stop: it is a physics-driven take on basketball with a very different feel. For a jumper that keeps the climb-and-dodge pace of the headline game, try Helix Jump or Bird Jumper. Ovo 2 is a precision platformer for people who enjoy tight, fast movement, and Fireboy and Watergirl suits a session with two players sharing a keyboard.

Swimming Pro suits short sessions, on either a keyboard or a touchscreen, whenever you want a quick race rather than a long campaign.