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The EssaySwimming StoriesEpisodes

    Philip Hoare

    5/5Philip Hoare describes how he used to avoid the water before overcoming his reticence.

    Kamila Shamsie

    4/5Kamila Shamsie describes a time with friends in Byron Bay, Australia.

    Marcus O'Dair

    3/5Marcus O'Dair describes swimming in Ullswater in the Lake District with his mother.

    Antonia Quirke

    2/5Antonia Quirke describes a dip in the south Pacific that reminded her of darker waters.

    Christopher Hope

    1/5Christopher Hope describes swimming in outdoor pools in Pretoria during his youth.