by Lynne Cox · PHOENIX (ORIO) · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780753820506
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«Swimming to Antarctica» is the sports autobiography of Lynne Cox, published by Phoenix in paperback (336 pages, in English).
Lynne Cox recalls her career as a long-distance swimmer: the English Channel records at fifteen and sixteen, the Strait of Magellan, the Bering Strait and her mile in Antarctica. The narrative links sporting achievement with the opening of the US–USSR border during the Cold War.
Originally published in 2004, this 2006 edition carries the subtitle «Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer». The work received the ALA Alex Award in 2005.
Aimed at swimming enthusiasts, sports memoirs and true stories of extreme challenges and personal achievement.
