Key ability: Strength
Athletics covers strenuous physical tasks, including climbing, jumping, swimming, and using rope. It combines Climb, Jump, Swim, and Use Rope.
Ordinary swimming follows normal d20 Swim rules. Combat-specific swimming checks and recovery while sinking are in the shared Swimming rules.
At 5 ranks, Athletics grants a +2 Synergy bonus to Acrobatics checks to keep balance or recover from a difficult jump.