Water Sports

Ross Edgley famously ran a marathon pulling a 1.4-tonne car and climbed a rope the height of Everest (8,848 m), after living with Yamabushi warrior monks in Japan and partaking in Shamanic pain rituals with fire ants in the Amazon jungle....

A beautiful exploration of cold-water traditions in Scandinavia and around the world, and a thorough account of why it provides such a boost to body and soul....

A deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writer....

Captain Liz Clark spent her youth dreaming of traveling the world by sailboat and surfing remote waves. When she was 22, she met a mentor who helped turn her desire into reality....

Written by one of the most revered surfers of his generation, Gerry Lopez's Surf Is Where You Find It is a collection of stories about a lifetime of surfing....

Triathlon Swimming Foundations provides a simple, straightforward system developed By a triathlete for triathletes, allowing them to become comfortable and confident in the water using a system of triathlon-specific drills and techniques....

Humans, unlike other animals that are drawn to water, are not natural-born swimmers. We must be taught. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival; now in the 21st century, we swim in freezing Arctic waters and piranha-infested rivers to test our limits....

It is likely not terribly surprising that surfers like to party. The 1960-'70s image, bolstered by Tom Wolfe and Big Wednesday, was one of mild outlaws....

In The Cold Fix, Sara takes the listener on an enthralling journey, from her first tentative steps into the water, to meeting other swimmers from around the world who share her passion....

A compulsive and unforgettable study of intensity, These Heavy Black Bones meditates on Blackness, identity, and the ecstasy of peak physical performance.

You can swim faster in days without having to spend more time at the pool. This book shows you how to move through the water using less energy. I wrote this book to help you swim faster! I want you to stop overthinking swimming and focus on what really matters.

Ruth's tribe are her lively children and her filmmaker husband, Simon, who has motor neurone disease and can communicate only with his eyes....

Fares Ksebati is one of the most trusted swim coaches in the world and has created a proven training program that has helped hundreds of thousands of swimmers improve their stroke technique and swim more efficiently....

Surf, Sweat and Tears takes us into the world of global surfing, revealing a dark side beneath the dazzling sun and cream-crested waves. Here is surf noir at its most compelling; a dystopian tale of one man’s obsessions, wiped out in a grisly true crime....

A gonzo ride through war-torn Yemen as only Chas Smith could provide....

Welcome to SWIM ROOTS. Hosts Bryce Davies and Nicky Young share stories from the people who define the Culture of Open Water swimming. Athletes. ...

Pro Triathletes Eric Lagerstrom, and Paula Findlay, team up with their friend and amateur triathlete Nick Goldston to hang out and answer questions ...

Based on years of archival research that unearthed Ederle’s memory from obscurity, Young Woman and the Sea is the exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel....

After a decade of trying to become a mother - 11 rounds of unsuccessful IVF, multiple miscarriages and a pregnancy which proved almost fatal - Jessica Hepburn knew it was time to do something different....

Faster times and better technique aren't a guarantee when you train hard. What really makes a difference to your speed and efficiency in the water? ...