Enjoy wine and canapés while exploring the stories behind Sydney's best swimming spots with author Chris Baker and local author Ailsa Piper!
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, Baker swims at iconic beaches, municipal pools, harbour enclosures, tidal rock pools, bushland lakes and a backyard pool.
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.
Sydney boasts more aquatic pleasures than just about any other urban centre in the world. Chris Baker takes us on an odyssey of pools across the city, opening our eyes to the stories they tell about the people who swim or have swum in their waters. Part memoir, part love letter to the act of swimming, Baker celebrates the many reasons we take to the water
and discovers what it means to be buoyant in every sense of the word.
About the Author
Chris Baker is a lifelong swimmer, educator and writer who was born and
raised in Sydney. He has spent much of his professional life overseas, living and working in Vancouver, Prague, Hong Kong and Berlin. Chris was lured back to Sydney by its beautiful beaches, superb municipal pools, wild swimming holes and world-famous ocean baths. His favourite swimming venue in the world is Wylie’s Baths in south Coogee.