Swimming gifts

A guide to 120 top swimming spots you may not know of around New Zealand. From secluded sandy bays to crystal-clear alpine lakes, hidden lagoons, rivers, and beaches, Jump In is a guide to Aotearoa's best swimming destinations. Best-selling Kiwi author Nicola McCloy loves to swim. Her years of enjoying the water have led to this book setting out both...

Peppa Pig: Peppa Goes Swimming is an exciting adventure for Peppa and George as they visit the swimming pool. It's George's first visit, and he feels a little nervous. However, with some help from Mummy and Daddy Pig, George soon finds himself splashing around happily in the water! This delightful story is perfect for children learning to swim and for...

Waterlog by Roger Deakin takes readers on a unique and enchanting adventure across the British Isles, seen through the eyes of a passionate open-air swimmer. Driven by his love for water and the desire to reconnect with the natural world, Deakin embarks on an extraordinary journey, exploring a myriad of aquatic landscapes. Over the course of his explorations, he swims...

The Art of Resilience by Ross Edgley is a compelling exploration into the depths of human perseverance and mental toughness. This groundbreaking book delves into Edgley's astonishing feats of endurance, including his historic achievement as the first person to swim around the entire coastline of Great Britain, a journey that spanned 1,780 miles over 157 grueling days. Edgley's narrative is...

Join Peppa's swimming lesson in this lift-the-flap book. Peppa and her friends are having a swimming lesson! They practise with floats, play with inflatables, and even blow bubbles. Lift the flaps and join Peppa's swimming lesson with Miss Rabbit! Splish! Splash! Splosh! Don't miss these other brilliant Peppa books: Peppa Pig: Peppa's Vehicle Adventure - A Lift-the-Flap Book Peppa Pig:...

In this vulnerably honest memoir, Lex reveals how she cheated death and embraced her second life. Meet the real Alexa Leary. You've seen the bubbly blonde dancing on the podium at the 2024 Paris Paralympics; you've followed her @moveforlex Instagram account; and marvelled at her world records in the pool. Now, hear her story. This is a story in two...

Brendan Cullen manages Kars Station, a 10,000-head sheep property 65 kilometres outside Broken Hill, New South Wales. In 2022, despite his nearest beach being more than 600 kilometres away, he swam the English Channel. Taking up swimming was part of Brendan's recovery from severe depression. The illness had seen him cope in highly unhealthy ways-drinking, overwork, being emotionally absent-for years...

The extraordinary story of an Olympian who was imprisoned in Auschwitz and survived to tell his story. Alfred Nakache, a Jewish child from Constantine, never imagined that he would one day swim for France at the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936, nor that he would achieve a world record, as he did in 1941. As a child, he was...

A globe-spanning narrative adventure about how the euphoria of cold water can transform - and even extend - your life. Lifelong athlete and Sports Illustrated writer Chris Ballard worried his days of exercise were numbered. Then he received a fateful text message about a trend taking hold around the world - submerging in freezing cold water. It wasn't only thrill...

Meet Ella and Olivia. Big sister. Little sister. Best friends! Ella and Olivia are sports stars! Whether it’s playing soccer, swimming, competing in netball or the school sports carnival, nothing beats playing sport with your friends!

Molly is in her final year of primary school, with secret dreams of becoming an Olympic swimmer. Having always lived in the shadow of her manipulative friend, Chloe, Molly finally has the chance to compete in a regional swimming contest and define herself on her own terms. But with the pressure of fitting in, and the sudden arrival of her...

As one of Australia's most celebrated athletes, Michael Klim's impact extends far beyond the pool. Klim's journey to greatness began behind the Iron Curtain, in communist-era Poland. His family made a bid for freedom in the 1980s and immigrated to Australia, where swimming became his passport into a new culture and eventually led him to become one of his adopted...

Sunnylife Salty the Shark Mini Swim Goggles – Aqua are charming swimming goggles designed for children, featuring a playful shark face around each eye and a stylish ombré strap with mirrored lenses to reduce glare. The goggles offer practical protection with 380 UV‑protected lenses, an anti‑fog coating for clarity, and a wide adjustable silicone strap for a secure, comfortable fit,...

World-class swim coach explains how to perfect your technique and maximise your fitness. Learn the science needed to perfect your stroke, swim faster, and endure for longer. Science of Swimming dives deeper than any other book to examine the muscle groups and bodily systems involved in being an effective swimmer; how they interact with the hydrodynamics of water resistance; and...