Related Clues:

• Superintended
• Did the breaststroke, e.g.
• Kept one's head above water?
• Sought public office
• Bled, like dyes
• Flew the coop
• Made (off)
• Absconded
• Had charge of
• If it follows also, it's a failure
• Competed at Belmont
• Dog-paddled, perhaps
• Stroked
• Scurried away
• Did the crawl, say