Why we swim

Tsui, Bonnie, author.

Book 2020

"Bonnie Tsui looks at our love affair with the water, from evolution to mythology, from survival and well-being, from community swim clubs to competitive races, and she goes around the world to explore its significance in many cultures"-- Provided by publisher.

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Swimming

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ISBN:

9781616207861
1616207868

Edition:

First edition

Description:

277 pages ; 22 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

SURVIVAL
Stone Age swimming
You're a land animal
Lessons from a sea nomad
The human seal
WELL-BEING
The water cure
Seawater in our veins
Open water, meet awe
COMMUNITY
Who gets to swim?
A mini United Nations
Chaos and order
COMPETITION
The splash and dash
How to swim like an assassin
Sharks and minnows
Ways of the samurai
FLOW
A religious exercise
The Liquid State
From one swimmer to another

LCCN:

2019042645

Control Number:

2907561

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