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Why We Swim
- Narrated by: Angie Kane
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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Humans, unlike other animals that are drawn to water, are not natural-born swimmers. We must be taught. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival; now in the 21st century, we swim in freezing Arctic waters and piranha-infested rivers to test our limits. Swimming is an introspective and silent sport in a chaotic and noisy age; it’s therapeutic for both the mind and body; and it's an adventurous way to get from point A to point B. It's also one route to that elusive, ecstatic state of flow. These reasons, among many others, make swimming one of the most popular activities in the world.
Why We Swim is propelled by stories of Olympic champions, a Baghdad swim club that meets in Saddam Hussein's palace pool, modern-day Japanese samurai swimmers, and even an Icelandic fisherman who improbably survives a wintry six-hour swim after a shipwreck. New York Times contributor Bonnie Tsui, a swimmer herself, dives into the deep, from the San Francisco Bay to the South China Sea, investigating what it is about water - despite its dangers - that seduces us, tempting us to come back to it again and again.
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- Jason
- 05-22-20
Sublime Swimming
This is a great Book For anyone who likes to swim or is interested in swimming or know somebody who loves to swim.
The authors language and choice of words is beautiful and the narrator‘s presentation does it justice. The content describes the physical and mental benefits of swimming. But, it does more than that. It is a history of humans relationship to water and swimming to the millennium to modern history and a description of stories of Individuals and their relationship to water. She describes the glories and challenges of open water swimming as well as indoor swimming, both for pleasure and competition.
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- Eugene Gallagher
- 06-27-20
A very enjoyable book for swimmers
I am an active swimmer, both pool and open water, and I greatly enjoyed Bonnie Tsui's "Why We Swim.". She mixes stories and interviews with open water swimmers such as Lynne Cox with Olympians such as Dara Torres and Katie Ledecky. She briefly describes the history of swimming including interviews with anthropologists, the neurologist and author Oliver Sacks, and a Samurai swimming master. Throughout, she describes her personal feelings of swimming open water, including the the ice mile, the Alcatraz swim, and Masters competitions. She includes sections on the spirituality of swimming that reminded me somewhat of Danny Dreyer’s descriptions in Chi Running. The book will be of greatest interest to swimmers and will be spur them to ask “Why do I swim?” I swim to feel good and to experience the joy after competing in New England open water and master swims. It feels great to swim across Portland Harbor in the Peaks to Portland swim, to swim through the gut in the 2.5-mile Nubble Light Challenge in Maine or to finish the Salem MA 5 km swim in 52 degree water.
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- lisa decker
- 06-12-21
Maybe it’s because I’m not an avid swimmer…
Some sections of this book were very interesting, but others just didn’t hold my attention. The parts where the author discussed her personal experiences were less captivating than when she explored what swimming means to other people and cultures, currently and historically. I felt like her parallel story was interwoven in a choppy way. I’m not an avid swimmer, so maybe it was the overall subject matter…
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- Eleanor H. Watts
- 05-06-21
Even if you're not a swimmer
Even if you're not a swimmer you will be caught up in the drama which begins in the icy waters off Iceland and concludes in swim competitions in California. If you ARE a swimmer you may wonder why anyone would take on the swim from Alcatraz to the Park in San Francisco! Either way, it's a great read.
8 people found this helpful
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- Manifesta
- 07-06-20
I was skeptical, but I'm glad I read it.
This book is the July selection for the Los Angeles Times Book Club. I wouldn't run it on my own, because I really have no interest in swimming. That said, it's very well-written and the narration is excellent. I'm glad I read it, if for no other reason that I didn't know samurai swimming existed, and now I do, and it's amazing.
7 people found this helpful
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-26-20
Entertaining listen for all watermen / waterwomen!
Why We Swim is Bonnie Tsui's love letter to the the ocean, lake, pool and swimming itself and in it her passion shines through! The book is one-part memoir, one part examination into man's relationship with the water and one part exploration into experiences surrounding water. The book is well-researched and well-written as you would expect from a frequent contributor to the New York Times. I was captivated from the initial story in the book of how Guðlaugur Friðþórsson survived a grueling six hour swim in icy waters to safety and its effect on Icelandic culture through to hearing about samurai swimmers and finally learning about the importance of the water in the author's own life. As someone who loves the ocean and riding its waves, this was a very enjoyable listen.
5 people found this helpful
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- Phil M
- 07-03-20
solid
it's a solid book. nothing extraordinary but also nothing terrible. it captures the essence of swimming so overall does what it says.
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- jemm
- 02-08-21
Excellent Swimming Book
wonderful book. nice balance on various swimming topics from writers perspective. i enjoyed listening to it. the book carries you in waves, feel good read :) highly recommend it.
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- Kit
- 07-11-21
This book is very much like a swim meet
Brief interesting bits with long stretches of tedium in between. Anyone whose kid ever swam competitively will know what I mean. This is a 6 hour swim meet.
Listened to this one as part of the Atlas Oscura Literati book club. To say this lady is obsessed with swimming is an understatement. I’d say about 1/2 the book is interesting bits about survival stories, anthropological stuff about the history of swimming, and interesting info about famous swimmers. The rest was endless prose about how much she loves the water.
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- Anne branagh
- 06-06-21
Inspirational for all swimmers
This book was well written with facts and fun about humans and our swimming life and careers. Narrator was lovely and great to listen too. I was enlightened and encouraged to keep swimming!
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- Doctorludo
- 01-30-21
Fantastic book for the swimmer
I'm a frequent outdoor swimmer, and love the head space and fitness that comes with the activity. This book captures and explores that. The writing is engaging, and the narrator's performance captures the style well.
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- J Whitehead
- 10-05-20
Wonderful
This was a glorious read & essential reading for water babies X X X X
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- Peter Richardson
- 09-08-20
Sublime evocation of what it means to swim
I listened over the course of three runs, which is what I like to do when I'm not swimming. It's an easy listen with a lovely balance of fact, personal experiences and poetic insight into the state of flow that swimming can sometimes induce. Having just signed up for the Polar Bear Challenge, I expect I will be returning to this book over the coming winter.
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- ka
- 04-17-20
great book for all who love to swim
I finished the audiobook in two days.
beautifully performed and easy to listen to.
had been looking forward to this book/audiobook since I first heard of it
would have loved to hear more about the sport science of swimming
thanks to the author for making this book
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- taltal
- 01-28-22
For all swimmers
An interesting listen for all swimmers, it includes inspirational personal stories as well as historical and cultural aspects of swimming. Well narrated too.
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- jnowlrose
- 07-29-21
Lovely book
A compelling book and well narrated. I could not stop thinking about going swimming throughout.
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- S. A. Taylor
- 05-24-21
Beautiful
love this book. I know I will listen to it again. wonderful! I highly recommend.
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- m a burleigh
- 05-12-21
breathtaking
this book is full of serenity and joy . it has given me the courage to go back and want to swim again . it is like meditation ♥️♥️
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- Sean
- 03-03-21
Recommended
Loved the listen from beginning to end. I wish I had read this before I visited Iceland. Iceland is more to me now than great aurorae borealis. A nation of hardy swimmers.I love the various aspects covered in cultural and mental health among other benefits of swimming.
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- ElizMo
- 02-08-21
Wonderful!
This is one of the best books I have read/ listened to in a while. So beautifully written & fascinating.
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- Amazon Customer. Jules_Pix
- 06-28-22
Deep Dive
Fabulous Deep Dive into why we humans swim. Beautifully written and narrated, I simply floated away with this captivating story. I may be a captive audience as I do swim in the Southern Oceans of Australia at least three to four times weekly all year. However, this story makes me want to do more. Be more.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-23-22
Insightful and fascinating
I love water but never analysed why. Having returned to swimming after 30 years out of the water I welcomed this wonderfully touching and educational analysis of the human experience and experimentation with water. This opened up a whole new area of ocean swimming to me that I need to look at! Enjoyable listening.