For more than thirty years, she was an award-winning correspondent for ABC News. She has since expanded both her strokes and her waterways. They both provide excellent alternatives to our favorite fitness regimen, without the pounding and offer the possibility of entering triathlons as a relay.įor Lynn Sherr, however, swimming was not an alternative. Broadcast journalist and writer Lynn Sherrhas been swimming since she was a toddler, learning first by watching frogs in a Pennsylvania lake. dramatic ++Swim: Why We Love the Water by my good friend Lynn Sherr ++The. Two activities come to mind: cycling and swimming. Especially those of you training for meets or summer ocean swim challenges. The solution for many of us is to find other activities that provide the same benefits of running, without the pounding and recurrent injuries. Due to years of pounding on the track or roads, many of us have sustained injuries that preclude continued running, although fitness (and maybe competition) have been a part of our lifestyle that we are disinclined to give up. I have met any number of AMAA members who were dedicated runners for years, myself included. Why would one review a book on swimming in a journal that has traditionally focused on runner's issues? To me, the answer to this question is pretty straight forward. Lynn Sherr is the author of Swim: Why We Love the Water, in which she traces the roots of swimming and explores why its played such an important role in. And by the end, she reveals the emotional depth that swimming has played in her life and can play in ours.įirst, an aside. Biography and booking information for Lynn Sherr, Award-winning Broadcaster & Best-selling Author Correspondent 20/20. In fact, not just exciting but surprisingly informative as well, leaving few stones unturned.

You&’ll even find a few songs to sing when you push out those next laps.Swimming enthusiast Lynn Sherr explores every aspect of the sport. It&’s an inquiry into why we swimthe lure. When a broadcast journalist and writer dive into a topic that has engrossed her for years, things are certain to get interesting. Swim is a celebration of swimming and the effect it has on our lives.

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