Why we swim
by Tsui, Bonnie
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.
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- Full title :Why we swim / Bonnie Tsui.
Summary
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.
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- Publication Date:© 2020
- Edition:First edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
- Place of Publication:Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:© 2020
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (277 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781643750514, 1643750518, 9781643751375, 1643751379
- oclc:on1138678369
- LC Classification:GV837
- Dewey Decimal:797.2/1
Table of Contents
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.
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