Synopsis Record-breaking swimmer Lynne Cox tells her story, from the beginnings of her infatuation with swimming, through her renowned mile-long swim in the Antarctic Ocean. Blessed with a true "swimmer's body" (i.e., a perfect balance between body fat and muscle, plus the ability to stay warm to the core), she tells of her most famous swim, and of other athletic achievements in Iceland and on the Nile.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2005-03-07 | | Series: | Harvest Book Series | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 357 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 13.1 oz |
Publisher's Note A noted long-distance swimmer with a love for cold water describes her eventful career in the sport, from her record-breaking English Channel crossing and her 1987 swim across the Bering Strait from America to the Soviet Union to her exploits in the Straits of Magellan, Lake Baikal, and Antarctica. Reprint.
Industry Reviews "[An] informative if dutiful memoir." New York Times Book Review - Erica Sanders (01/25/2004)
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