Swim: Why We Love the Water
Swim is a celebration of swimming and the effect it has on our
lives. It’s an inquiry into why we swim—the lure, the hold, the timeless
magic of being in the water. It’s a look at how swimming has changed
over the millennia, how this ancient activity is becoming more social
than solitary today. It’s about our relationship with the water, with
our fishy forebearers, and with the costumes that we wear. You’ll even
find a few songs to sing when you push out those next laps.
Swimming enthusiast Lynn Sherr explores every aspect of the sport, from the biology of swimming to the fame of Esther Williams; from turquoise pools and wild water to the training of Olympians; and she reveals the secret of buoyancy so that anyone can avoid the example of the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who lamented, “Why can’t I swim, it seems so very easy?” When his friend, the biographer Edward John Trelawny, said, “because you think you can’t,” Shelley plunged into Italy’s Arno River and dropped like a rock. With Swim, you can avoid that happening to you.
Contents
1 Diving In
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2
2 Water Babies
1
2
3 Fish Out of Water
1
2
4 Different Strokes
1
2
5 The Fast Lane
1
2
3
4
6 Go with the Flow
7 Stream Lines
8 Sink or Swim
9 The Art of Swimming
10 Swim
Acknowledgments
Selected Bibliography
Credits
Index
Swimming enthusiast Lynn Sherr explores every aspect of the sport, from the biology of swimming to the fame of Esther Williams; from turquoise pools and wild water to the training of Olympians; and she reveals the secret of buoyancy so that anyone can avoid the example of the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who lamented, “Why can’t I swim, it seems so very easy?” When his friend, the biographer Edward John Trelawny, said, “because you think you can’t,” Shelley plunged into Italy’s Arno River and dropped like a rock. With Swim, you can avoid that happening to you.
- Hardcover: 232 pages
- Publisher: PublicAffairs; First Edition edition (April 3, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1610390466
- ISBN-13: 978-1610390460
- Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #408,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Contents
1 Diving In
1
2
2 Water Babies
1
2
3 Fish Out of Water
1
2
4 Different Strokes
1
2
5 The Fast Lane
1
2
3
4
6 Go with the Flow
7 Stream Lines
8 Sink or Swim
9 The Art of Swimming
10 Swim
Acknowledgments
Selected Bibliography
Credits
Index
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