{"product_id":"swimming-studies-by-leanne-shapton-9781917092272","title":"Swimming Studies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a new introduction by Rita Bullwinkel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA brilliantly original, meditative memoir, a 'fusion of cool, clear-eyed prose and watercolours, photographs and portraits' \u003cb\u003e(Time Out New York)\u003c\/b\u003e, that explores the world of swimming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIntimate with chlorinated space; weightless yet limited; closed off to taste, sound, and most sight: this is a swimmer's 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 twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwimming Studies\u003c\/i\u003e reflects on her time immersed in a world of rigour and determination, routine and competition. Vivid details of a life spent largely underwater emerge: adolescence in suburban Canada, dawn risings for morning practice, bus rides with teammates, a growing collection of swimsuits, dips in lakes and oceans. When she trades athletic pursuits for artistic ones, the metrics of moving through water endure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn elegant, spare writing, Shapton renders swimming as a mode of experiencing time, movement, and perspective, capable of shaping our lives in every environment. The result is captivating and profound: a modern classic of sport writing and memoir from a singular talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537039474924,"sku":"9781917092272","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/118e20b23df5d0b3f4f9e7aa45904520.jpg?v=1777948658","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/swimming-studies-by-leanne-shapton-9781917092272","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}