Swimming studies / Leanne Shapton.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Blue Rider Press, c2012.Description: 320 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780399158179 (hbk.)
- 0399158170 (hbk.)
- 797.21092 B 23
- GV838.S47 A3 2012
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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single unit book | HAC Library - Holdings of the American Academy in Berlin HAC – 1st floor – Library Room – Open Stacks | R (Reference collection) | R:GV838.S47 A3 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 2023-0572 |
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.
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 -- Piña colada -- Jaws -- Vals -- Bathing -- Swimming pools -- Second swim.
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