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The Story of Swimming

Author : Susie Parr
Publisher : Dewi Lewis Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781905928071
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Swimming written by Susie Parr and published by Dewi Lewis Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new wave of passion has emerged for open water swimming, but it is a British tradition that has deep roots. Susie Parr takes a chronological look at the social history of swimming from the earliest Roman written accounts, stories of Viking invaders, medieval and Elizabethan literature, medicinal seabathing in 18th century and the rise of Georgian and Regency watering holes such as Brighton. She follows the line of literary swimmers from Shelley to Murdoch and charts the boom of the British seaside resort in a fascinating and hugely enjoyable journey.

Shifting Currents

Author : Karen Eva Carr
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789145775
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Shifting Currents written by Karen Eva Carr and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2022-07-18 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deep dive into the history of aquatics that exposes centuries-old tensions of race, gender, and power at the root of many contemporary swimming controversies. Shifting Currents is an original and comprehensive history of swimming. It examines the tension that arose when non-swimming northerners met African and Southeast Asian swimmers. Using archaeological, textual, and art-historical sources, Karen Eva Carr shows how the water simultaneously attracted and repelled these northerners—swimming seemed uncanny, related to witchcraft and sin. Europeans used Africans’ and Native Americans’ swimming skills to justify enslaving them, but northerners also wanted to claim water’s power for themselves. They imagined that swimming would bring them health and demonstrate their scientific modernity. As Carr reveals, this unresolved tension still sexualizes women’s swimming and marginalizes Black and Indigenous swimmers today. Thus, the history of swimming offers a new lens through which to gain a clearer view of race, gender, and power on a centuries-long scale.

Brave in the Water

Author : Stephanie Wildman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781952209642
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Brave in the Water written by Stephanie Wildman and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-16 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you afraid to put your face in the water? So is Diante. He would like to play in the pool with other children. He's not afraid to hang upside down, though, and he's surprised to learn his grandma is. Can Diante help Grandma and become brave in the water?

Swim

Author : Lynn Sherr
Publisher : Public Affairs
ISBN 13 : 1610390466
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Swim written by Lynn Sherr and published by Public Affairs. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the nature and appeal of swimming, from the history of the strokes to aspects of modern Olympic competition, as well as the author's personal experiences and milestones in the sport.

Splash!

Author : Howard Means
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0306845644
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Splash! written by Howard Means and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choose a stroke and get paddling through the human history of swimming! From man's first recorded dip into what's now the driest spot on earth to the splashing, sparkling pool party in your backyard, humans have been getting wet for 10,000 years. And for most of modern history, swimming has caused a ripple that touches us all--the heroes and the ordinary folk; the real and the mythic. Splash! dives into Egypt, winds through ancient Greece and Rome, flows mostly underground through the Dark and Middle Ages (at least in Europe), and then reemerges in the wake of the Renaissance before taking its final lap at today's Olympic games. Along the way, it kicks away the idea that swimming is just about moving through water, about speed or great feats of aquatic endurance, and shows you how much more it can be. Its history offers a multi-tiered tour through religion, fashion, architecture, sanitation and public health, colonialism, segregation and integration, sexism, sexiness, guts, glory, and much, much more. Unique and compelling, Splash! sweeps across the whole of humankind's swimming history--and just like jumping into a pool on a hot summer's day, it has fun along the way.

Strokes of Genius

Author : Eric Chaline
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780238908
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Strokes of Genius written by Eric Chaline and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What could be better than diving into cool water on a hot day? In this enormously enjoyable and informative history of swimming, Eric Chaline sums up this most summery of moments with one phrase: pleasure beckons at the water’s edge. Strokes of Genius traces the history of swimming from the first civilizations to its current worldwide popularity as a sport, fitness pastime, and leisure activity. Chaline explores swimming’s role in ritual, early trade and manufacturing, warfare, and medicine, before describing its transformation in the early modern period into a leisure activity and a competitive sport—the necessary precursors that have made it the most common physical pastime in the developed world. The book celebrates the physicality and sensuality of swimming—attributes that Chaline argues could have contributed to the evolution of the human species. Swimming, like other disciplines that use repetitive movements to train the body and quiet the mind, is also a means of spiritual awakening—a personal journey of discovery. Swimming has attained the status of a cultural marker, denoting eroticism, leisure, endurance, adventure, exploration, and excellence. Strokes of Genius shows that there is not a single story of human swimming, but many currents that merge, diverge, and remerge. Chaline argues that swimming will become particularly important as we look toward a warmer future in which our survival may depend on our ability to adapt to life in an aquatic world.

Contested Waters

Author : Jeff Wiltse
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807888988
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (889 download)

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Download or read book Contested Waters written by Jeff Wiltse and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From nineteenth-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have long been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools in the United States, Jeff Wiltse relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure resorts for the masses, and private clubs for middle-class suburbanites. As sites of race riots, shrinking swimsuits, and conspicuous leisure, swimming pools reflect many of the tensions and transformations that have given rise to modern America.

The Joy of Swimming

Author : Lisa Congdon
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452146748
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book The Joy of Swimming written by Lisa Congdon and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed artist and author invites readers to dip into the many joys of swimming in this beautifully illustrate and “loving homage to aquatic bliss” (Brain Pickings). Best known as an artist, illustrator, and author, Lisa Congdon is also a record-breaking long-distance swimmer. Now she shares her personal passion for swimming in this beautiful and thoughtful celebration of getting in the water. Hand-lettered inspirational quotes and watercolor portraits are paired with real people's personal stories. Illustrated collections of vintage objects—such as colorful swim caps, traditional pool signs, and bathing suits through the ages—evoke the beauty and inspiration of the subject. An emphasis on swimming as a way of life—from taking a leap to going with the flow—makes this delightful volume a must-have for serious swimmers, vacation paddlers, and anyone pondering their next high dive.

The History of Swimming

Author : Kim Powers
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780786719372
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book The History of Swimming written by Kim Powers and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2007-09-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They entered the world just five minutes apart, twins swimming out of the womb together, already arguing about who got to lead the way. They grew up together, best friends with rhyming names. They even went to the same college — where one of them had a nervous breakdown, and the other didn't. Grown-up, one of them became a suicidal drunk, the other a success. Now, one is missing, and the other has just three days to find him. It really happened. The History of Swimming details Kim Powers' frantic search for his twin brother Tim who disappears from Manhattan one weekend while in his late 20s. Kim almost mystically imagines that the clues to Tim's whereabouts have been planted in a series of letters written by Tim over the years. Now, Kim uses the letters as a sort of roadmap that takes him to Texas, the setting of their greatest triumphs and tragedies. At the small Texas college where many of these events occurred, Kim falls in with two eccentric traveling companions who guide him on the last leg of his quest, driving through the night to the one final place where Tim might be.

Hooray, I Can Do it

Author : Aleks Harrison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (724 download)

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Download or read book Hooray, I Can Do it written by Aleks Harrison and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's Sports Books: An Illustrated Children's Story About Swimming to Teach Your Child How to Never Give Up Their Dreams! Are you looking for a fun book to help you teach your kids the value of perseverance? Do you want your kids to learn how to regulate feelings of frustration and anger? If that's the case, it's time to consider children's stories! When they're young, kids learn about the world through playing. They like having fun, there's no doubt about it. So if you come up and try to teach them a lesson, they're not going to get that. You need to have a fun and entertaining approach to their education. Kids learn best when they can relate to the story or have fun with it. It's all about interaction and adventure. This is why the best children's books tie together valuable lessons about life with whimsical adventures. In this story, we meet Max and his parents. It's Max's first day of swimming lessons, and he's super excited. But, things don't go too well on that first try. Feeling frustrated, Max wants to give up on his dream. Luckily, his parents are there to teach him how to win! Here's what you and your child will learn in this book: Kids and frustration: How to understand emotions with the best strategies for emotional regulation Growth mindset for kids: A lesson in perseverance and understanding that all great things take time A no-quit attitude: Positive guidelines for kids to develop character and self-confidence to follow their dreams AND SO MUCH MORE! We've all been on the other end of toddler frustration with no idea how to respond to their complaints. This children's book about swimming will help you find the right words (and pictures) to underline the importance of never giving up on your dreams! Scroll up, Click on "Buy Now with 1-Click", and Get Your Copy Now!

The Swimmer

Author :
Publisher : Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Swimmer written by and published by Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.. This book was released on with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Swimming Studies

Author : Leanne Shapton
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101584939
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Swimming Studies written by Leanne Shapton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-07-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award, Autobiography Swimming Studies is a brilliantly original, meditative memoir that explores the worlds of competitive and recreational swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager to enjoying pools and beaches around the world as an adult, Leanne Shapton offers a fascinating glimpse into the private, often solitary, realm of swimming. Her spare and elegant writing reveals an intimate narrative of suburban adolescence, spent underwater in a discipline that continues to inspire Shapton’s work as an artist and author. Her illustrations throughout the book offer an intuitive perspective on the landscapes and imagery of the sport. Shapton’s emphasis is on the smaller moments of athletic pursuit rather than its triumphs. For the accomplished athlete, aspiring amateur, or habitual practicer, this remarkable work of written and visual sketches propels the reader through a beautifully personal and universally appealing exercise in reflection.

The Swimmers

Author : Julie Otsuka
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0593321332
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book The Swimmers written by Julie Otsuka and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BEST SELLER • From the best-selling, award-winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine comes a novel about what happens to a group of obsessed recreational swimmers when a crack appears at the bottom of their local pool. This searing, intimate story of mothers and daughters—and the sorrows of implacable loss—is the most commanding and unforgettable work yet from a modern master. The swimmers are unknown to one another except through their private routines (slow lane, medium lane, fast lane) and the solace each takes in their morning or afternoon laps. But when a crack appears at the bottom of the pool, they are cast out into an unforgiving world without comfort or relief. One of these swimmers is Alice, who is slowly losing her memory. For Alice, the pool was a final stand against the darkness of her encroaching dementia. Without the fellowship of other swimmers and the routine of her daily laps she is plunged into dislocation and chaos, swept into memories of her childhood and the Japanese American incarceration camp in which she spent the war. Alice's estranged daughter, reentering her mother's life too late, witnesses her stark and devastating decline.

Haunts of the Black Masseur

Author : Charles Sprawson
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 0307823644
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Haunts of the Black Masseur written by Charles Sprawson and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a masterful work of cultural history, Charles Sprawson, himself an obsessional swimmer and fluent diver, explores the meaning that different cultures have attached to water, and the search for the springs of classical antiquity. In nineteenth-century England bathing was thought to be an instrument of social and moral reform, while in Germany and America swimming came to signify escape. For the Japanese the swimmer became an expression of samurai pride and nationalism. Sprawson gives is fascinating glimpses of the great swimming heroes: Byron leaping dramatically into the surf at Shelley’s beach funeral; Rupert Brooke swimming naked with Virginia Woolf, the dark water “smelling of mint and mud”; Hart Crane swallow-diving to his death in the Bay of Mexico; Edgar Allan Poe’s lone and mysterious river-swims; Leander, Webb, Weissmuller, and a host of others. Informed by the literature of Swinburne, Goethe, Scott Fitzgerald, and Yukio Mishima; the films of Riefenstahl and Vigo; the Hollywood “swimming musicals” of the 1930s; and delving in and out of Olympic history, Haunts of the Black Masseur is an enthralling assessment of man—body submerged, self-absorbed. It is quite simply the best celebration of swimming ever written, even as it explores aspects of culture in a heretofore unimagined way.

Swim! Swim!

Author : James Proimos
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545094194
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Swim! Swim! written by James Proimos and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lerch is the sassiest, snazziest fish in the tank, and he's got it all-from good looks to a great sense of humour. The problem is, he's the only fish in the tank! When Lerch gets lonely, he looks for a friend, but can't find one anywhere. Just when his spirits have popped like bubbles, an unexpected "admirer" introduces Lerch to Dinah, and it's true love from first glance.

Topsy and Tim

Author : Jean Adamson
Publisher : Ladybird Books
ISBN 13 : 9781904351184
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Topsy and Tim written by Jean Adamson and published by Ladybird Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going to the swimming pool for the first time can be daunting but Topsy and Tim are having fun. This book lets you follow the twins on their adventures as they have lessons, learn to swim without their armbands and take part in a swimming competition.

Swimming to Antarctica

Author : Lynne Cox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780753820506
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Swimming to Antarctica written by Lynne Cox and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 14, Lynne Cox swam 26 miles from Catalina Island to the California mainland; at 15 and 16, she broke the men's and women's world records for swimming the English Channel - a 33-mile crossing; at 18, she swam the 20-mile Cook Strait between North and South Islands of New Zealand; she was the first to swim the Strait of Magellan, the most treacherous 3-mile stretch of water in the world; she was first to swim the Bering Strait from Alaska to Siberia, thereby opening the U.S.-Soviet border for the first time in 48 years; and the first to swim the Cape of Good Hope (a shark emerged from the kelp, its jaws wide open, and was shot as it headed straight for her). And finally she is the first person to have swum a mile in 0 degree water in Antarctica.Lynne Cox writes about swimming the way Saint-Exupery wrote about flying, and one sees how swimming, like flying, can stretch the wings of the spirit. A thrilling, modest, vivid and lyrical, account of an inspiring life.