The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Balneation \Bal`ne*a"tion\, n. [LL. balneare to bathe, fr. L.
balneum bath.]
The act of bathing. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "balneation":
Australian crawl, aquaplaning, aquatics, backstroke, bathe,
bathing, breaststroke, butterfly, crawl, diving, dog paddle, fin,
fishtail, flapper, flipper, floating, natation, sidestroke,
surfboarding, surfing, swim, swimming, treading water, wading,
waterskiing