Swimming Sydney is a tale of 52 swims in and around Sydney that take place over a calendar year. From Palm Beach to Cronulla, Mount Druitt to Bondi, Chris Baker swims at iconic beaches, municipal pools, harbour baths, tidal rock pools, bushland lakes and a backyard pool.
Taking his weekly plunges, Baker reflects on friendship, history and family, and how swimming can help us better understand ourselves.
Swimming Sydney is a valentine to the beautiful obsession of swimming in the world's most beautiful city. It's a book for everyone who loves swimming, who loves Sydney, and who understands that storytelling is the best way to navigate life's emotional currents.
Chris Baker taught Asian history at Cambridge University and has lived in Thailand for over twenty years. He is now an independent writer, researcher, and translator. He is the coauthor of A History of Thailand (Cambridge University Press, 2009) and cotranslator of The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen (University of Washington Press, 2012).
