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    ‘Why We Swim’ Looks For Answers In People And Places Across The Globe

    rokurBy rokurApril 26, 2020Updated:April 26, 20201 Comment1 Min Read
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    Humans came from dust, says Ecclesiastes.

    But writer Bonnie Tsui reminds us that humankind also once sprang from — and still seeks — water.

    Why do we swim? Tsui takes us from ponds to pools to surfers, racers and a few who have survived icy currents, seeking the answer in her new book, Why We Swim.

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    Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT consultant, spare-time swimming aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters and a wife. President of the Faroe Islands Aquatics Federation. Likes to run :-)

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