Swimming with the Viking of Skye

‘Richard Waters, a man that shows no mercy to his illness, strives to better the lives of all that have the pleasure of knowing him, both personally and professionally. We all have mountains to climb, Rich delivers his story, that compels you from the heart, proving mental robustness that leads by example. An incredible read, I couldn’t put down.’ 

‘A beautifully written book full of life lessons by an inspiring human being.’

‘A stirring story of one man’s attempts through cold swimming to stand up to Parkinson’s Disease, an illness that also has its teeth in me. And as he plunged into each freezing loch and burr, I was right there with him.‘ 

Richard Waters is an international award-winning writer. For fifteen years he worked for Lonely Planet, authoring some twenty books for them, as well as contributing regular stories to The Independent, The Financial Times, The Telegraph, Elle and Wanderlust. He has co-authored books with Tyson Fury, Ollie Ollerton and Major General Paul Nanson, all of which were Sunday Times bestsellers. He also wrote The Gladiator Mindset with Adam Peaty, which was shortlisted for the 2022 Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year, in the ‘Performance and Motivation’ category. Bestselling author of Finding Hildasay.