Strokes of genius : a history of swimming

Strokes of genius : a history of swimming / Eric Chaline.

What could be better than diving into cool water on a hot day? In this enormously enjoyable and informative history of swimming, Eric Chaline sums up this most summery of moments with one phrase: pleasure beckons at the water's edge. Strokes of Genius traces the history of swimming from the fir...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chaline, Eric (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2017.
Subjects:
Swimming > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Water Sports.
Swimming
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • The aquatic hominin
  • Divine swimmers
  • Harvesting the treasures of the sea
  • The art of swimming
  • Pure, clean and healthy
  • Bathing beauties
  • Temples of Neptune
  • The silent world
  • This sporting life
  • Imaginary swimmers
  • The aquatic human.

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