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Jerra and his best mate Sean set off in a beaten-up old VW to go camping on the coast. Jerra's friends and family want to know when he will finish university, when he will find a girl. But they don't understand about Sean's mother, Jewel, or the bush or the fish with the pearl. They think he needs a job, but what Jerra is searching for is more elusive. Only the sea, and perhaps the old man who lives in a shack beside it, can help.

Socially awkward Chloe Cooper divides her time between dog walking, bartending, caring for her ailing mother, and at a safe distance, watching people and inventing the stories of their lives. Like Chloe’s new neighbors: glamorous influencer Jemma Spengler and Jemma’s husband, Adam, a renowned surgeon. They’re attractive, wealthy, and in a house of open windows, so exposed.

This transformational journey follows one man's quest from a complete beginner, whose best stroke is the doggy paddle, to competing in the Waikiki Roughwater, one of the top open water swims in the world.

Swimming across the English Channel is regarded as one of the world’s toughest endurance challenges. During a night out with friends, Mark Ransom made a drunken pact with one of them that they would swim the English Channel the following year. At the time he had no idea just what this was going to entail and it proved to be the toughest year of his life. This is a blow by blow account of Mark’s journey throughout that year where he had to organise and train for this monumental event. He soon realised that this was not just about the challenge of swimming the English Channel but was also...

Here is one of twelve magnificent stories, originally part of The John Cheever Audio Collection, in which John Cheever celebrates—with unequaled grace and tenderness—the deepest feelings we have. As Cheever writes in his preface, "These stories seem at times to be stories of a long-lost...

Born to Run meets Why We Swim and Breath in a globe-spanning work of immersive narrative nonfiction that dives into the hidden world of cold water plunging and swimming—and what it reveals about the human body, mind, and need for connection. "Mesmerizing...I loved this book.” —Adam Grant...

At the age of 64, legendary athlete Diana Nyad inspired the world when she walked onto the shores of Key West after "crossing the Mt. Everest of the earth's oceans", becoming the first person in history to make the 111-mile swim from Cuba to Florida without the assistance of a shark cage. In her riveting new play The Swimmer, recorded live at the Minetta Lane Theatre, Nyad shares the heartbreaking setbacks, brushes with death and the victories that kept her going, plunging the audience into the depths of her extraordinary journey.

The sea has always been a part of Nuala Moore’s life – her earliest memory is of jumping off her father’s trawler in Dingle harbour and swimming back to shore. She’s swam in some of the most dangerous and remote waters in the world. But her burgeoning career stalled when she became the sole carer of her ailing father; she couldn’t commit to training, and she struggled with a lack of direction. That’s when she found ice swimming – swims that take up less time, but which are far more demanding, physically and mentally. Nuala’s philosophy is that we are all capable of greatness.

Twenty-eight miles of ocean. Six swimmers. A storm rolling in. Would you join the team? Six Scilly Swimmers continues the extraordinary personal account of Mark Ransom, who faced the challenge of a world first relay swim from mainland Britain to the Isles of Scilly in September 2021. None of his team of six had ever swam in the Atlantic before and if any swimmer failed to complete their hour stint, the whole swim would be over. This is a tale of teamwork and spirit, adventure and hardship. The ups and downs are described in vivid detail as Mark experienced them, the team facing personal ...

A deep-cover CIA agent races across Europe to save the daughter he never knew in this electrifying debut thriller—an international sensation billed as “Homeland meets Stieg Larsson” that heralds the arrival of a new master sure to follow in the footsteps of Stieg Larsson, John Le Carré...

Brought to you by Penguin. It seems everywhere you look someone is dunking themselves in ice-cold water. Lizzo plunges to help with inflammation, Amy Poehler swears by her daily dunk, and Bradley Cooper even posed for a magazine shoot at his favourite dipping hole. In THE PLUNGE, intrepid...

A new novel from the acclaimed author and broadcaster as part of Quick Reads 2022 and World Book Night. Helen is a retired teacher living on the Irish coast. She enjoys the peace and quiet - despite the burden of Margaret, her unpleasant sister. Margaret arrived three years ago for a short...

Read by the author, Diana Nyad. DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY BEHIND NETFLIX'S BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE NYAD. After four attempts, sixty-four year-old Diana Nyad finally swam from Cuba to the Florida Keys. She swam for fifty-three hours, across one hundred and ten miles. Find a Way is her account...

Send us Fan MailWant to learn the secrets of a successful win at one of the biggest ocean races in the world? Or how to harness a champion mindset to be successful in the pool? Well my chat with Ebony Ebenwaldner for this week's episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcastmight just have all the answers you are looking for.Fresh from her age group victory at the famous Pier to Pub swim, 20 years to the day since she triumphed in the super-fish category at the same race, Ebony gives us a front-row seat to the evolution of her training, her strategies for leveraging race day conditions, and the ...

Send a textThis week on Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast we have Miami marathon swimmer Christine Coppola as our guest. We explore her dedicated open water marathon swimming journey, delving into her training routine and experiences with local swim squads in Miami. Christine shares insights into transitioning from pool to ocean swimming with her weekly sessions in both environments.We discuss Christine's 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan, a 48km endurance challenge, detailing her strategies and mental resilience for navigating open waters. What happens when you have a loss of confidence halfway ...

Send us Fan MailWe are joined on Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast with Jay Prchal, who is a Western Australian masters pool and open water swimmer. Jay is a veteran in the sport and has spent four decades honing his skills in the pool. He takes us on his personal journey, highlighting how swimming anchored him during troubling times and how he carried this passion forward by mentoring others in the sport. Among other achievements, Jay played a crucial role in helping the Ocean 7's conqueror, Andy Donaldson, achieve his swims.Jay speaks passionately about the community spirit in open water swimming and...

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Send us Fan MailOur guest on today's Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast lives by the mantra, "I never lose, I either win or I learn". Former pro Swiss swimmer Markus Marthaler shares how that thought powers his current swimming and triathlon journey. His passion for swimming now also includes inspiring others on social media with his sublime freestyle technique and daily training log.Markus shares pearls of wisdom on how to upgrade your swimming speed and efficiency. The transition from a catch-up style to a windmill freestyle and the importance of changing strokes for varying speeds are just a taste ...

Dame Sophie Pascoe believes the time is right to hang up her swimming cap and goggles. The 32-year-old is retiring as New Zealand's greatest-ever Paralympian, having won 11 gold medals since her first Games in Beijing in 2008. She says she had to take a step back from the sport after welcoming her first son - and she's keen to carry on with her next venture. "It just really felt comfortable for me knowing that I was still there with my son and my family and we were still a family unit - so that definitely helped, I definitely had time over this break to really make a decision around this next ...