{"product_id":"9781399414593","title":"Swimmingly : Adventures in Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Alexander, Vassos \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/06\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 208 pages, Colour plate section,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781399414593,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSports journalist and ultra-athlete Vassos Alexander takes the plunge and explores the delights and rewards of wild and open water swimming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVassos Alexander got bitten by the swimming bug during lockdown – heading to his local patch of the Thames to find distraction and solace during that hot summer. And he stuck with it. He now pretty much can't pass a stretch of water without wanting to jump in it, even if just for a few minutes. And, of course, he is one of those people with an ice bath in his back garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWild and open-water swimming has exploded in popularity in the last few years. The benefits of cold-water swimming are well known and we all know someone (or we are that someone!) who swims outside throughout the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVassos works with the best trainers and interviews the great and good of swimming, such as Alison Streeter, the first woman to swim the Channel three ways non-stop, and figures out what makes so many of us want to wade, jump and dive in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55199151325557,"sku":"9781399414593","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781399414593.jpg?v=1742982491","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781399414593","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}