Katrina is swimming upstream is not moving with respect to ground .Is she doing any work ,if she stops swimming and merely floats is work done on her.

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Work done is the product of force and displacement

While swimming upstream and not moving with respect to ground, the work done is zero since there is no displacement.

If she stops swimming and simply floats, then also there is no work since the displacement is zero,

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