Water -- Quitting -- Byron -- Swimming studies -- Finals -- Doughnuts -- Sweatshirts -- Laundry -- Fourteen odors -- Crown assets -- Other swimmers -- Studebakers -- Etobicoke -- Derek -- Night kitchen -- Training camp -- Size -- St. Barts -- Piscine Olympique -- Coaches -- Practice -- Mom -- Titanic -- Goggles -- Piña colada -- Jaws -- Vals -- Bathing -- Swimming pools -- Second swim.
Summary
A collection of autobiographical sketches that explore the worlds of competitive and recreation swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager, to meditative swims in pools and oceans as an adult, Shapton contemplates the sport that has shaped her life.
