Why we Swim

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Call Number: 797.21 Ts, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Sports / Swimming
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	797.21 Ts	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Sports / Swimming	4-week checkout	Due 05-14-2024

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.
"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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Open water focus submitted by mowjac on June 10, 2021, 12:10pm With a catchy opening, Tsui takes on the topic of humans and open water swimming. I found the individuals written about interesting, but I wasn't so interested in the author's own experiences about swimming.