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Swimming Sydney : a tale of 52 swims
Baker, Chris2024
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A love letter to the swimming spots of Sydney. Swimming Sydney is a tale of 52 swims in and around Sydney that take place over a calendar year. From Palm Beach to Cronulla, Mount Druitt to Bondi, Chris Baker swims at iconic beaches, municipal pools, harbour enclosures, tidal rock pools, bushland lakes and a backyard pool. Taking his weekly plunges, Baker swims with the many tribes of Sydney kids learning to swim, a septuagenarian aqua-aerobics class, a Saturday morning LGBTQIA+ swim squad, asylum seekers finding refuge in a Western Sydney pool. As he swims Sydney, he reflects on friendship, history, family and how swimming can help us understand ourselves. Swimming Sydney is a valentine to the beautiful obsession of swimming in the world's most beautiful city. It's a book for everyone who loves swimming, who loves Sydney and who understands that storytelling is the best way to navigate life's emotional currents.
Main title:
Swimming Sydney : a tale of 52 swims / by Chris Baker.
Author:
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2024.
Collation:
260 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781761170270 (paperback)
Dewey class:
797.21
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
516717
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 797.21 SWI | Onloan - Due: 10 Jan 2025 |