Hans Arnhold Center Library

Swimming studies /

Shapton, Leanne.

Swimming studies / Leanne Shapton. - New York : Blue Rider Press, c2012. - 320 p. : 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 -- Piña 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.

9780399158179 (hbk.) 0399158170 (hbk.)

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Shapton, Leanne.


Women swimmers--Canada--Biography.

GV838.S47 / A3 2012

797.21092 B
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