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Key ideas from the book
- The book follows Roger Deakin’s 1996 swimming journey through the British Isles.
- Its route includes many kinds of water, from seas and rivers to canals and swimming pools.
- Swimming provides Deakin with a distinctive perspective on modern Britain.
- His encounters show how a swimmer can be seen as an outsider in a landlocked society.
- The journey celebrates water and makes a case for the native swimmer’s right to roam.
About Waterlog: A Swimmer’s Journey Through Britain by Roger Deakin
In 1996, nature writer Roger Deakin set out to swim through the British Isles, visiting waters that range from seas and rivers to lakes, ponds, canals, swimming pools and spas. His route offers a swimmer’s perspective on modern Britain and its varied landscapes.
Deakin’s encounters—with water bailiffs, coastguards and people who mistake him for a suicide—reveal how unusual open-water swimming can seem in a landlocked society. Part personal journey and part celebration of water, Waterlog will appeal to readers of nature writing, British travel memoir and natural history.
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