Swim, lynn sherr shop online for books in new zealand. Why we love the water by lynn sherr the washington post. Her latest book is on an unlikely subject, but one that i found out is her great passion and joy, swimming. Why we love the water by lynn sherr, paperback barnes. Esther williams lynn sherr s book, swim, will help water be your friend and it will be the best friend youll ever have. Why we love the water, she chronicles her love of the sport, culminating in her landmark longdistance swim of the hellespont, the strait that separates europe from asia. Lynn sherr plunges into depths of soothing sport in swim. Why we love the water by lynn sherr publicaffairs there are historical tales, of benjamin franklin inventing an early type of handpaddle, of the sports first superstars, matthew webb, the first to swim the english channel, and the speedy and graceful esther williams. Former abc news correspondent sherr outside the box. You dont have to be a swimmer to love lynn sherr s delightful and informative book swim.
And thats just the beginning of all the good things swimming does for your body. Its a look at how swimming has changed over the millennia, how this ancient activity is becoming more social than solitary today. Some bits of the more recent history of swimming bored me, but chapters on evolution, brain science etc. By stacey gualandijune 25, 2012 for more than 30 years, lynn sherr was a correspondent for abc news, and i watched her religiously every friday night on 2020. Lynn sherr s charming swim is a book length love letter to her favorite sport. Swim why we love the water by lynn sherr publicaffairs. Lynn sherrs book is an enchanting tour of the joys of swimming. Its an inquiry into why we swim the lure, the hold, the timeless magic of being in the water. Sherr s book is structured around a swim of the hellespont, joining an annual event that i also took part in in 2008. The washington informer inpublisher memoriam books award. Lynn sherr interview on her passion for swimming and swim. Its a swimming party, with glamorous stars, ancient warriors and lovers, and some of the.
Why we love the water by lynn sherr a masterstroke. Add the word swimming, and the day blooms even more grandly. Author lynn sherr manages to write a very readable book around her experience swimming the hellespont crossing in turkey. Journalist lynn sherr, best known for her work as a correspondent on. This coexisting love and addiction to both the sport and the pastime of swimming is what lynn sherr has attempted to capture in her new book, swim. The true story of thirteen women and the dream of space, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site. After a long, hard practice, curling up with a book is often not as appealing as taking yet another nap.
This book is not a philosophical research about swimming but an encyclopedia of swim related knowledge, which lynn sherr collected during her trainings preparing for the crossing of hellespont. Veteran news correspondent lynn sherr s new book, swim examines why we love the water through history, anecdote and sherr s own quest to swim. Swimming was practiced regularly in ancient times but virtually disappeared centuries. Lynn sherrs book, swim, will help water be your friend and it will be the best friend youll ever have. My unscripted life of love, loss, and television news, 2008, etc. Lynn sherr is an american broadcast journalist and author, best known as a correspondent for the abc news magazine 2020. Swimming enthusiast lynn sherr explores every aspect of the sport, from the biology of swimming to the fame of esther williams. Apsp swim ambassador celebrates national water safety. Amg legal systems prototype mastered on april 16, 1991 at.
She earned a medal for finishing in 1 hour 26 minutes 16 seconds. In swim, a joyful plunge into the history, lore and legend of swimming, us journalist and avid swimmer lynn sherr explores the pleasures of gliding through cool waters while preparing to follow leander and byron and cross the hellespont herself. Lynn sherr s book, swim, will help water be your friend and it will be the best friend youll ever have. And then i read lynn sherrs book on the history of swimming, her love of the water, her interest in technique.
Lynn sherr explores why we love the water arts culture. Why we love the water, lynn sherr reports that the benefits of regular swimming extend even to your mental health. She analyzes this swim, the legend of hero and leander that inspired her swim. Swim is a celebration of swimming and the effect it has on our lives. San francisco chronicle a thorough celebration of swimming, and what it has taught us over the centuries. Lynn sherr says you should swim into your next decade swimming is a lowimpact, fullbody exercise.
But for her, like for most avid swimmers, its much more than exercise. Journalist lynn sherr, best known for her work as a correspondent on abcs 2020, describes her interest in swimming as an obsession, benign but obstinate. Robin young and former broadcast journalist and writer lynn sherr take a dip in the placid waters of crystal lake in newton, massachusetts, and talk about sherr s new book, swim. Why we love the water by lynn sherr in chm, djvu, epub download e book. Best known as a correspondent for the abc news magazine 2020, sherr takes a broad brush and methodical approach to an elemental subject. Amg legal systems prototype mastered on april 16, 1991 at commadore inc. Sherrs beautiful little book is partly a wideranging history of swimming and partly a personal memoir as she prepares to swim the bosphorous in her middle years. Lynn sherr tries to find the answer in her new book, swim. Lynn sherrs book, swim, will help water be your friend and it will be. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Why we love the water is sherrs ode to the intrepid challenge of crossing wild places like the. I love the egyptian hieroglyph of a swimmer thats included in the book.
Lynn sherr says you should swim into your next decade. Public affairs susie parr 2011 the story of swimming. Smith 9783540906360 3540906363 transformation geometry an introduction to symmetry, g. Apsp swim ambassador, lynn sherr discusses water safety and having a passion for the water. But this talented writer has also authored many books on all kinds of topics from susan b. The renowned broadcast journalist and author explores the culture, history, challenges, and. From inspired and inspiring openwater swimmer and supreme athlete, able to endure cold water temperatures that would kill others, author of swimming to antarctica riveting sports illustrated and grayson moving, mystical peoplea powerful book about super athleticism and human frailty, about invincibility and the sudden mindaltering. Sherrs eclectic collection of watery adventures was a fourmile swim at age 69 across the storied hellespont now called the dardanelles, the channel dividing europe and asia minor. Its about our relationship with the water, with our fishy forebearers, and with the.
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