Swim: Why We Love the Water

Swim: Why We Love the Water

Swim is a celebration of swimming and the effect it has on our lives. Itâ€™s an inquiry into why we swimâ€”the lure, the hold, the timeless magic of being in the water. Itâ€™s a look at how swimming has changed over the millennia, how this ancient activity is becoming more social than solitary today. Itâ€™s about our relationship with the water, with our fishy forebearers, and with the costumes that we wear. Youâ€™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, â€œWhy canâ€™t I swim, it seems so very easy?â€ When his friend, the biographer Edward John Trelawny, said, â€œbecause you think you canâ€™t,â€ Shelley plunged into Italyâ€™s Arno River and dropped like a rock. With Swim, you can avoid that happening to you.
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Country USA
Brand PublicAffairs
Manufacturer PublicAffairs
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber B/W photos throughout on text
ReleaseDate 2013-06-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781610393331

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