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Leap In

A Woman, Some Waves and the Will to Swim

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Leap In

By: Alexandra Heminsley
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It may have been because she could run. It may have been because she wanted to swim, or perhaps because she only ever did 10 minutes of breaststroke at a time. But, as she learned one day while flailing around in the sea, she really couldn't.

Believing that a life lived fully isn't one with the most money earned, the most stuff bought or the most races won but one with the most experiences experienced the most fully, she decided to conquer her fear of the water.

From the ignominy of getting into a wetsuit to the triumph of swimming from Kefalonia to Ithaca, in becoming a swimmer Alexandra learns to appreciate her body and still her mind. As it turns out, the water is never as frightening once you're in, and really, everything is better when you remember to exhale.

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An interesting read about both open swimming, with practical advice (the second section of the book) and the story of Alex’s conversion to swimming. Alex is brave in also tackling the very emotional subject of IVF and, although not what I was expecting, I admire her brutal honesty and admire her wise and courageous reflections.

So many similarly themed books - charting the highs and lows from starting training to success of some sort - are inspiring but in need of a good edit; this one however is brilliantly written.

An interesting and inspiring read from a talented writer.

Well written, inspiring and brave

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It took a little while to warm to this book but I'm glad I did. it's part memoir, part guide to swimming and 100% about how persistence pays off.

Enjoyable and inspiring.

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soo loved this book . I signed up for the Blenheim team tri in June to get myself over my fear of open water and swimming.
Wow what I journey that was !, reading your book has given me the confidence to know that I get to love my open water swimming rather than surviving it !! thank you so much . it was as if you were reading my mind on that huge journey , that terrified me , but also saved me ❤🏊‍♀️❤

amazing

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Glad it is not just me that feels this inadequate about learning to open water swim.

Inspirational thank you.

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I do love outdoor swimming so parts were interesting, but it was a bit patchy and by they end, I felt a bit meh. The bits about her personal struggles were really pointent, but then we just left that and heard about that earplugs to buy. Jumped around in tone a little.

I did enjoy it, but not super memorable.

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