Hi David,
Thank you for using Syncfusion product.
We have checked the reported query “is there a way to have the item stay in place and the swipe template overlap the item?” from our side. We would like to inform you that, as per the implementation, when swiping the ListViewItem moved to show the SwipeView. This is the default behavior.
Also, you can use custom control in the ItemTemplate and handle the visibility and animation to show the swipe view without using the SfListView’s swiping. We have attached the prototype sample in the following link,
Note: The reported approach is not recommended since the swiping behaviors like reset swipe while tapping other item, while swiping another item cannot be achieve while using custom swipe.
Please let us know if you need further assistance.
Regards,
Lakshmi Natarajan