"You don't know the half of it, sweetheart." Bucky offered hoarse, trying to help her get to wherever she was aiming for a little quicker with long strokes that matched her own. "I don't know how I got here but. It sure was a lifesaver." His breath was still labored with each stroke.
And even still he was fighting loss of consciousness, with everything else that had happened prior to landing in the water.