Swim

Why We Love the Water

De: Lynn Sherr

Narrado por: Lynn Sherr

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, "Gecause 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.

©2012 Lynn Sherr (P)2012 Lynn Sherr

Loved it!

Great mix of information on the history of swimming as well as a good story/narrative arch of her journey to swimming the Hellespont. Super easy read, very light hearted and enjoyable.

Not really for serious swimmers

This is a well written prolonged reflection on the joys of swimming. But if you are a "serious" swimmer looking for the "joys swim training" or competition, this is not for you. Take this book to the pool or beach and read a chapter here and there. Its just OK.