swim the Thames

== English == === Alternative forms === cross the Thames === Etymology === Variant of swim the Tiber, by substitution of London’s river Thames for Rome’s river Tiber. === Pronunciation === === Verb === swim the Thames (third-person singular simple present swims the Thames, present participle swimming the Thames, simple past swam the Thames, past participle swum the Thames) (intransitive) To convert to Anglicanism. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see swim,‎ the,‎ Thames. ==== Related terms ==== swim the Tiber (“convert to Roman Catholicism”)