Swimming Sydney
a tale of 52 swims
$31.53
- Paperback
299 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2024
Summary
Dive In: A Year of Swimming, Stories, and Self-Discovery in Sydney
Longlisted, Australian Book Design Awards 2025, Best Designed Non-Fiction Cover
Swimming Sydney is a tale of 52 swims in and around Sydney that take place over a calendar year. From Palm Beach to Cronulla, Mount Druitt to Bondi, Chris Baker swims at iconic beaches, municipal pools, harbour baths, tidal rock pools, bushland lakes and a backyard pool.
Taking his weekly plunges,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761170270 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761170279 |
| Author: | Chris Baker |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Imprint: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 299 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 208mm x 136mm |
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About The Author
Chris Baker
A lifelong swimmer, educator and writer, Chris Baker was born and raised in Sydney. He has spent much of his professional life overseas, living and working in Vancouver, Prague, Hong Kong and Berlin. Chris was lured back to Sydney by its beautiful beaches, superb municipal pools, wild swimming holes and world-famous ocean baths. He is the author of Swimming Sydney: A tale of 52 Swims (NewSouth).
Chris’ work has been published by the Sydney Morning Herald, Weekend Australian, The Guardian Australia, Time Out, SBS Online and Vogue Australia.
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