Swimming studies / Leanne Shapton.

By:

Shapton, Leanne

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Blue Rider Press, c2012.Description: 320 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780399158179 (hbk.)
0399158170 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

797.21092 B 23

LOC classification:

GV838.S47 A3 2012

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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.

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