Swimming to Antarctica
Title | Swimming to Antarctica PDF eBook |
Author | Lynne Cox |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 357 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Long distance swimming |
ISBN | 9780753820506 |
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.
Open Water Swimming
Title | Open Water Swimming PDF eBook |
Author | Penny Lee Dean |
Publisher | Human Kinetics Publishers |
Total Pages | 223 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780880117043 |
Presents stretches, drills, and workouts for open water swimmers, with conditioning plans, event profiles, and mental training techniques
Swimming the Distance
Title | Swimming the Distance PDF eBook |
Author | Jake Maddox |
Publisher | Capstone |
Total Pages | 97 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1434296377 |
Mason dominates short races in the pool, but his endurance is not up to speed. Can Mason learn to swim the distance?
21 Miles
Title | 21 Miles PDF eBook |
Author | Jessica Hepburn |
Publisher | Unbound Publishing |
Total Pages | 269 |
Release | 2018-05-03 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1783526114 |
'This book will help so many people' Positive Fertility An Outdoor Swimming Society Book of the Year 2018 After a decade of trying and failing to become a mother, Jessica Hepburn knew it was time to do something different. So she decided to swim twenty-one miles across the English Channel – no easy feat, especially for someone who couldn't swim very well. As the punishing training schedule commenced, Jessica learned you need to put on weight to stave off the cold. This gave her the idea to meet and eat with a collection of inspiring women, and ask them: does motherhood make you happy? From baronesses and professors to award-winners and record-breakers, each of the women had compelling truths to tell about fulfilment and the meaning of motherhood.
In the Wake of Mercedes Gleitze
Title | In the Wake of Mercedes Gleitze PDF eBook |
Author | Doloranda Pember |
Publisher | The History Press |
Total Pages | 415 |
Release | 2019-02-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0750991100 |
In 1927, Mercedes Gleitze became the first British woman to swim the English Channel, transforming her from a humble working-class typist into one of the most iconic sportswomen of her age. Fiercely independent and with no financial backing, Mercedes was at the forefront in the struggle to break through the existing prejudices against women taking part in sport. Over a ten-year period and a large number of pioneering, record-setting swims around the world, she achieved celebrity status, helped make Rolex famous, and was regularly in the spotlight of the worldwide press. While pursuing her dream she led by example, showing that women deserved recognition for their sporting achievements – though she herself was very modest about her success, barely talking about it even to her own children. Here, Mercedes' daughter documents the remarkable story of her early life and subsequent swimming career, using Mercedes' personal records and pictures, recollections from acquaintances and newspaper articles of the time.
Ultra Swimming
Title | Ultra Swimming PDF eBook |
Author | Claudia Manley |
Publisher | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | 74 |
Release | 2001-12-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780823935581 |
Introduces ultra or long-distance swimming, exploring such key elements as training, safety, gear, and competition and profiling ultra swimmers, past and present.
Total Immersion
Title | Total Immersion PDF eBook |
Author | Terry Laughlin |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 324 |
Release | 2012-03-13 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1451688334 |
Swim better—and enjoy every lap—with Total Immersion, a guide to improving your swimming from an expert with more than thirty years of experience in the water. Terry Laughlin, the world’s #1 authority on swimming success, has made his unique approach even easier for anyone to master. Whether you’re an accomplished swimmer or have always found swimming to be a struggle, Total Immersion will show you that it’s mindful fluid movement—not athletic ability—that will turn you into an efficient swimmer. This new edition of the bestselling Total Immersion features: -A thoughtfully choreographed series of skill drills—practiced in the mindful spirit of yoga—that can help anyone swim more enjoyably -A holistic approach to becoming one with the water and to developing a swimming style that’s always comfortable -Simple but thorough guidance on how to improve fitness and form -A complementary land-and-water program for achieving a strong and supple body at any age Based on more than thirty years of teaching, coaching, and research, Total Immersion has dramatically improved the physical and mental experience of swimming for thousands of people of all ages and abilities.