Related Clues:

• Went through an "oar-deal"
• Stroked, in a way
• Participated in the first leg of a triathlon
• Created a noisy squabble
• Did the backstroke, e.g
• Employed oars
• Used a pool
• Splashed around in bog endlessly
• What Redgrave did better than most
• Propelled by oars
• Moved through water
• Maybe went from Putney to Mortlake using South Circular, say?
• Jaws returned and moved through the water
• Used blade in a way that's audible
• Did reel cut end of Far from the Madding Crowd?