Swimmingly as a closing of an email?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi, the following is the end of email just received. So, I take it ‘swimmingly’ is a substitute for ‘Regards’ or ‘Best wishes’?

"…Please visit them, and contact their support for further assistance with this.

Let us know if you have any other questions about this.

Swimmingly,
Alberto B.
Cloud Support Engineer!

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I’ve never heard this as a closing. I’ve heard it used, rarely, in conversation but I think of it more as a word from the Great Gatsby era.

Most letter closings say something about the relationship between the writer and the reader. “Best regards”, “Sincerely”, “See you soon”, “Thanks”, and “Thanks for your time” are all saying something from one person to the other.
“Swimmingly” just seems to say “I’m doing great!”

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English is often fun and funny.
Yes, @Torsten, it does look like a subscription!

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Hi Lawrence, what do you mean by ‘subscription’?

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FORMAL
A signature or short piece of writing at the end of a document.
“He signed the letter and added a subscription”

We close a letter with words/phrases like “Thanks, Thanks and regards, Sincerely yours, Yours faithfully” or the like. We call it subscription or concluding words.

(Torsten, let’s see what others say about it)

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I think that’s a very formal or even archaic use of the word. In most cases, a subscription is an arrangement to receive something, typically a publication, regularly by paying in advance.

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Yes, I agree, Torsten.
The beginning of a letter has what we call ‘Salutation’ like Dear Sir, Dear Mr John etc.

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I have never heard of “subscription” in this context, but we have “sub”, meaning below, and “”script”, meaning writing.

I had forgotten the term “salutation”.

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More ancient history

I just looked at my college English text and it used the term “complimentary closing” for this.

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