floating vs swimming

floating and swimming both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
floating	Yes	Yes	No	No
swimming	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, swimming is a hypernym of floating; that is, swimming is a word with a broader meaning than floating:

Other hypernyms of floating include swim.

floating (noun)	swimming (noun)
the act of someone who floats on the water	the act of swimming

floating (adjective)	swimming (adjective)
borne up by or suspended in a liquid	applied to a fish depicted horizontally
inclined to move or be moved about	filled or brimming with tears
not definitely committed to a party or policy
(of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position
continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another