This is the story of a remarkable friendship between a coach and a boy, and a love letter to the intensity and freedom of childhood.
Adam Walker is not your everyday record-breaking sportsman.
At 14, Lynne Cox swam 26 miles from Catalina Island to the California mainland; at 15 and 16, she broke the men's and women's world records for swimming the English Channel - a 33-mile crossing; at 18, she swam the 20-mile Cook Strait ...
An inspiring history of marathon swimming, of interest to all endurance athletes.
Includes eulogies and tributes given at his requiem Mass on 6 January 2000, following his death from heart failure. Includes photographs. Co-author Heads' other publications include '200 Years of Australian Sport' and 'True Blue'.
"Triathlete and marathon swimmer, Rob Hutchings takes us on a whirlwind journey from triathlons and his first marathon swim in his home country of Canada, to Ironman competitions across the pond.
The book includes stroke techniques, racing tactics, and training plans for triathlon, middle-distance, and marathon-distance swims.