Swimming studies / Leanne Shapton.

Main entry:

Shapton, Leanne, author.

Title & Author:

Swimming studies / Leanne Shapton.

Publication:

New York : Blue Rider Press, [2016]
©2012

Description:

320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Notes:
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 recreational 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.

ISBN:

0399174842 (paperback)
9780399174841 (paperback)

Subject:

Shapton, Leanne.
Women swimmers Canada Biography.
Swimmers Canada Biography.
Nageuses Canada Biographies.
Nageurs Canada Biographies.
Women swimmers
Canada.

Form/genre:

Biographies

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307722
Call No.: BIB 253204
Status: Available

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