Swimming Studies by Leanne Shapton crossword ISBN: 9781787304857

ISBN: 9781787304857

which is as extravagant and wayward as its two subjects

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Harper CollinsISBN: 9781405293181Extent: 448 pages

Swimming Studies by Leanne Shapton crossword ISBN: 9781787304857A brilliantly original, meditative memoir, a fusion of cool, clear eyed prose and watercolours, photographs and portraits (Time Out New York), that explores the world of swimming. Intimate with chlorinated space; weightless yet limited; closed off to taste, sound, and most sight: this is a swimmers state. When ten year old Leanne Shapton joins a swim team, she finds an affinity for its rhythms and spends years training, making it to the Olympic trials