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| Wild Swim: River, Lake, Lido and Sea: the Best Places to Swim Outdoors in Britain | 
 enlarge | Author: Kate Rew
Creator: Dominick Tyler
Publisher: Guardian Newspapers Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (19 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1266
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.6 x 1
ISBN: 0852650930
EAN: 9780852650936
ASIN: 0852650930
Publication Date: May 27, 2008
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 Inspirational, great swims & great images August 24, 2008
Better than the other book with a similar name by 10 stars... at least. Great swims, great pictures, excellent!
A great book July 18, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Having read all the previous reviews there is little left for me to add. This is a marvellous achievement and a great contribution towards making open water swimming accepted in the UK as, indeed it is everywhere else in the world. Congratulations to Kate for flowing (sorry..) text and to Dominick for some stunning photography
 Attractive and useful, but more info would help July 16, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a gorgeous, well-written and well-presented book. The author's genuine emotional involvement in outdoor swimming is evident and infectious and, knowing some of the places she describes, I'm with her.
I have two gripes which cost the book a star: some fantastic sites are missing, and some gazetteer information (like maps) would be helpful. Don't let that put you off - it's a fine book anyway.
If you do want more, Wild Swimming (Wild Swimming: 150 Hidden Dips in the Rivers, Lakes and Waterfalls of Britain) is a good companion. It's more of a simple guide, but touches on some places that 'Wild Swim' doesn't and has more navigation info
Very good, needs more info though July 16, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very good, but "arty" For us non-natives, more maps and landmarks would be helpful. Nice photos! Driving instructions, opening times, and other resources (bathing house, tea rooms) would have made this book perfect. I did enjoy the Malham Tarn swim, but had trouble finding the place.
lyrical genius July 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Kate Rew is quite simply a lyrical genius - a unique voice - on every page of Wild Swim you can smell, taste and feel the water and the elements she describes ... it's magical, poetic and funny at the same time.
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