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Roman Batavian (modern-day Netherlands) auxiliaries swimming in full gear alongside their horses (infosec.pub)
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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 3 points 20 hours ago

Swimming in full kit was not usual for Roman auxiliaries - it is noted by Roman accounts to have been a very specialized (and desirable) skill amongst the tribes of the Batavi, who furnished elite auxiliary forces for the Roman Empire.