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Swimming Studies
Swimming Studies | Leanne Shapton
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Winner of the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award, Autobiography Swimming Studies is a brilliantly original, meditative memoir that explores the worlds of competitive and recreational swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager to enjoying pools and beaches around the world as an adult, Leanne Shapton offers a fascinating glimpse into the private, often solitary, realm of swimming. Her spare and elegant writing reveals an intimate narrative of suburban adolescence, spent underwater in a discipline that continues to inspire Shaptons work as an artist and author. Her illustrations throughout the book offer an intuitive perspective on the landscapes and imagery of the sport. Shaptons emphasis is on the smaller moments of athletic pursuit rather than its triumphs. For the accomplished athlete, aspiring amateur, or habitual practicer, this remarkable work of written and visual sketches propels the reader through a beautifully personal and universally appealing exercise in reflection.
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KathyWheeler
Swimming Studies | Leanne Shapton
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More of the idiots in The Rooster Bar. Today was a good #bookfitnesschallenge day.

Walking = 3.07 miles
Swimming = 1.136
Eating = good with veggies and protein

I got to swim because they decided the cyst needs to be removed, not just lanced. That will happen in 2 weeks, and then I won‘t be able to swim for awhile.
#bfcr2 @wanderinglynn @Emilymdxn @cewilf @cobwebmoth @Megabooks @RachelO @TheEllieMo @Trashcanman

wanderinglynn Way to go!🙌🏻 And at least you get to enjoy swimming a bit longer. 💜 5y
KathyWheeler @wanderinglynn Yes. I‘m quite happy about that. 😊 5y
cobwebmoth Nice! 5y
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Megabooks Awesome job! 👍🏻👍🏻 Good luck with the cyst removal. 💕💕 Dermatological surgeries were always my favorite to do when I was in private practice. 5y
JamieArc If you haven‘t read the tagged book, I really liked it! 5y
cewilf Great walking! I hope that procedure goes well when the time comes. Keep on swimming for now 💪 5y
Emilymdxn Great work walking! And I‘m sorry about the cyst and the swimming, hopefully you‘ll be able to get back into it and feel better after the procedure. You‘re doing great and as always, #goteam 5y
KathyWheeler @JamieArc my daughter bought it for me around the same time she bought me Gift from the Sea. I read and loved them both. 5y
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derr.liz
Swimming Studies | Leanne Shapton
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This book is the truth! Highly recommend for current/former competitive swimmers -- this is a balm of understanding and therapy. I already know I'll be returning to it again and again, too many favorite passages to keep track of, here's one:

"...pain on land was there to remind me to get back in the water"

?‍♀️?‍♂️ #swimread

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JamieArc
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I don‘t usually do photo challenges, but wanted to contribute to this one because I love #swimming memoirs, and this one in particular. Beautifully written, and she is a great visual artist this well. Also a plug because she is one of the judges this year for the Man Booker Prize. #readingresolutions

Jess7 🤗🤗 6y
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lycomayflower
Swimming Studies | Leanne Shapton
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Is swimming a hobby?🤔 🤷‍♀️🏊‍♀️

#afavoritehobby
#riotgrams

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gibbsne
Swimming Studies | Leanne Shapton
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"Water is elemental, it's what we're made of, what we can't live with or without." #firstlines #swimming #discipline #mixedmedia #passion #love

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Erin01
Swimming Studies | Leanne Shapton
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this is a great memoir meditating on swimming - both competitive & recreational. as a former swimmer myself, I knew that I would likely find this interesting, but I did not anticipate how much it would pull me in and bring all my own swimming memories back 📚 🌟🌟🌟🌟

#nonfiction #swimming #nationalcoffeeday

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Erin01
Swimming Studies | Leanne Shapton
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really excited to dive into this one 📚

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Godmotherx5
Swimming Studies | Leanne Shapton
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I'm drawn to books about pools and swimming. This was just ok. The pictures of bathing suits were cool. I had several when I competed. #augustphotochallenge #minimalisticcovers @TheSpinecrackersBookClub

TheSpinecrackersBookClub Perfect choice for the theme. 8y
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