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EPISODE · Aug 13, 2025 · 54 MIN

Books (and songs and films) about swimming with special guest Sinéad Kehoe

from Swim Chats · host Shona Riddell

Sinéad Kehoe is the founder of Wāhine Wai, a dippers' group in Wellington. In this episode we discuss eight swim books we've enjoyed, two swim songs, and two swim films:Lonely Planet's 'The Joy of Wild Swimming', 2023.Anna Deacon and Vicky Allan, 'Taking the Plunge: The Healing Power of Wild Swimming for Mind, Body and Soul', 2019, Black & White Publishing.Nina Mingya Powles. 'Small Bodies of Water.' 2021, Canongate Books.Ingrid Horrocks. 'Where We Swim.' 2021, Te Herenga Waka University Press. Annette Lees. 'Swim: a Year of Swimming Outdoors in New Zealand.' 2018, Potton & Burton.Julie Otsuka. 'The Swimmers'. 2022, Penguin.Tracey Baumann and Emma Levy. 'The Swim Mastery Way.' 2024, InHouse Publishing.Lynne Cox. 'Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer.' 2004, Harcourt.Louden Wainwright III, 'The Swimming Song'. 1973.R.E.M. 'Nightswimming.' 1992.'The Swimmer' (film), 1968.'Kim Swims' (documentary), 2017.*Support the podcast via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SwimChats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Swim Chats on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hit 'Follow' so you don't miss an episode. Thanks for listening! :-)

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