Swimming studies /

Shapton, Leanne.

Swimming studies / Leanne Shapton. - New York : Blue Rider Press, c2016. - 320p. : some col. ill. ; 22 cm.

Water -- Quitting -- Byron -- Swimming studies -- Finals -- Doughnuts -- Sweatshirts -- Laundry -- Fourteen odors -- Crown assets -- Other swimmers -- Studebakers -- Etobicoke -- Derek -- Night kitchen -- Training camp -- Size -- St. Barts -- Piscine Olympique -- Coaches -- Practice -- Mom -- Titanic -- Goggles -- PiƱa colada -- Jaws -- Vals -- Bathing -- Swimming pools -- Second swim.

A collection of autobiographical sketches that explore the worlds of competitive and recreation swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager, to meditative swims in pools and oceans as an adult, Shapton contemplates the sport that has shaped her life.



9780399174841

2012011506


Women swimmers--Canada--Biography.

GV838.S47 / .S5241 2016

797.21092 B