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At Swim: A Book About the Sea

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ISBN: 9781848892828
AuthorEvilly, Brendan Mac
Pub Date20/06/2016
BindingPaperback
Pages224
CountryIRL
Dewey797.21
Publisher: Gill
Quick overview Sea swimming is the great leveller; we're all the same in a pair of togs. No one minds who you are or what you've done; the question is 'are you getting in?' Part guidebook, part travelogue, part analysis of our relationship with the sea, At Swim explores the thrills, fears and joys of sea swimming.
€19.99

Sea swimming is the great leveller; we're all the same in a pair of togs. No one minds who you are or what you've done; the question is 'are you getting in?' Popular for centuries, sea swimming has had a recent surge in interest with a growing community now taking the plunge. Brendan Mac Evilly and Michael O'Reilly, enthusiastic members of this bathing fraternity, chart their adventures in 43 of Ireland's most popular places to swim. Part guidebook, part travelogue, part analysis of our relationship with the sea, At Swim explores the thrills, fears and joys of sea swimming. We hear from artists who come to the sea for inspiration and distance swimmers about marathon sea swims. Conversations with local dippers touch on the history and lore of these stunning locations to confirm vibrant sea-swimming culture.

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Sea swimming is the great leveller; we're all the same in a pair of togs. No one minds who you are or what you've done; the question is 'are you getting in?' Popular for centuries, sea swimming has had a recent surge in interest with a growing community now taking the plunge. Brendan Mac Evilly and Michael O'Reilly, enthusiastic members of this bathing fraternity, chart their adventures in 43 of Ireland's most popular places to swim. Part guidebook, part travelogue, part analysis of our relationship with the sea, At Swim explores the thrills, fears and joys of sea swimming. We hear from artists who come to the sea for inspiration and distance swimmers about marathon sea swims. Conversations with local dippers touch on the history and lore of these stunning locations to confirm vibrant sea-swimming culture.

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