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message 1: by Jessica (new)

Jessica Karim | 61 comments I love to swim, but I hardly see any bookss featuring it as a sport. Does anyone have any suggestions for books about swimming? All I want is a book where the main character primarily swims, it doesn't even have to be competitive, hope someone can help.


message 2: by Spockles (last edited May 06, 2018 01:22AM) (new)

Spockles | 198 comments Coming Up for Air by Miranda Kenneally

Also, here's a list you could pick through:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...


message 5: by Joseph (new)

Joseph  (bluemanticore) | 433 comments Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics, book #6 in John Feinstein's The Sports Beat series.


message 6: by Jessica (new)

Jessica Karim | 61 comments Thank you


The Reading Raccoon (readingraccoon) | 143 comments Meant to Be

If you like YA romantic fiction :)


message 9: by Lobstergirl, au gratin (new)

Lobstergirl | 44924 comments Mod
The classic short story The Swimmer by John Cheever


message 11: by Rosa (last edited May 08, 2018 11:44PM) (new)

Rosa (rosaiglarsh) | 5387 comments Isabel of the Whales—might not be quite what you’re looking for, but it’s a good book.


message 12: by Ann aka Iftcan (new)

Ann aka Iftcan (iftcan) | 6917 comments Mod
Sleeping with the Fishes sort of, the MC is half mer, half normal human. first in a trilogy, which is finished.


message 16: by Serena (new)

Serena | 92 comments swimming by Nicola keegan

synchro boy by Shannon mcferrran

whale talk by chris crutcher

anything but ordinary by lara avery


message 27: by bookel (new)

bookel | 4029 comments The Big Swim of the Summer by Anne Digby.
The Deep End by Ursula Dubosarsky.
Boss of the Pool by Robin Klein.
The Big Swim by Christobel Mattingley.
The Really Really High Diving Tower by David Metzenthen.
Clem Always Could by Sarah Watt.
The Deep by Tim Winton.
Lucy and the Merman by Audrey Brixner.

You'll often find summer camp stories include swimming, too.


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