Swimming for My Life

Swimming for My Life

In 1970s Cincinnati, Kim¿s overwhelmed, financially stressed parents dragged her and her four younger siblings into swimmingstarting with a nearby motel poolas a way to keep them occupied and out of their way. When Kim was eleven, they began leaving the kids at home with a sitter while they traveled the Midwest,......
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In 1970s Cincinnati, Kim¿s overwhelmed, financially stressed parents dragged her and her four younger siblings into swimming—starting with a nearby motel pool—as a way to keep them occupied and out of their way. When Kim was eleven, they began leaving the kids at home with a sitter while they traveled the Midwest, where they sold imported wooden ornaments from their motorhome. But when Kim¿s six-year-old brother crashed his new Cheater Slick bike and the babysitter deserted the children, what started as an accident became a pattern: Mom and Dad leaving for weeks at a time and the kids wrestling with life¿s emergencies on their own. <br><br>As Kim coped in the role of fill-in mother while dealing with the stresses of elite swimming, she struggled to shape her own life. She eventually found strength, competence and achievement through swimming—and became the second female swimmer to win a full ride to the University of Southern California, where she earned two national
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In 1970s Cincinnati, Kim’s overwhelmed, financially stressed parents dragged her and her four younger siblings into swimming—starting with a nearby motel pool—as a way to keep them occupied and out of their way. When Kim was eleven, they began leaving the kids at home with a sitter while they traveled the Midwest, where they sold imported wooden ornaments from their motorhome. But when Kim’s six-year-old brother crashed his new Cheater Slick bike and the babysitter deserted the children, what started as an accident became a pattern: Mom and Dad leaving for weeks at a time and the kids wrestling with life’s emergencies on their own. As Kim coped in the role of fill-in mother while dealing with the stresses of elite swimming, she struggled to shape her own life. She eventually found strength, competence and achievement through swimming—and became the second female swimmer to win a full ride to the University of Southern California, where she earned two national titles. Swimming for My Life is a peek into the dark side of elite swimming as well as a tale of family bonds, reconciling with the past, and how it is possible to emerge from life’s toxic and lifesaving waters.

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Oppdag kraften i 'Swimming for My Life'

Er du klar for å dykke inn i en inspirerende historie om motstandskraft, familie og svømming? Swimming for My Life tar deg med på en reise tilbake til 1970-tallets Cincinnati, hvor vi følger Kim, en ung jente som ble kastet inn i svømmetrening av sine overveldet og økonomisk stressede foreldre. Boken fanger essensen av svømmingens transformative kraft, ikke bare som en sport, men som en livsforandrer.

Kims kamp og triumf gjennom svømming

  • Familiebånd: Kims opplevelser med sine fire yngre søsken gir en dypere forståelse av hva det vil si å stå i en omsorgsrolle mens man håndterer egne press.
  • Elite svømming: Boken avslører den mørkere siden av konkurransesvømming, der presset kan bli overveldende.
  • Motivasjon og seier: Kims reise fører henne til å bli den andre kvinnelige svømmeren som fikk full stipend ved University of Southern California, der hun oppnådde to nasjonale titler.

Hvorfor 'Swimming for My Life' er et must-read

Boken tilbyr ikke bare en personlig fortelling, men den byr også på verdifull innsikt i hvordan man kan etablere balanse mellom familieforpliktelser og personlige mål. Gjennom Kamins opplevelser fremheves den verdifulle leksjonen om å bøye seg for livets bølger, men også om å svømme mot strømmen når det virkelig gjelder.

Ta steget inn i Kims verden og oppdag hvordan svømming hjalp henne å navigere gjennom livets utfordringer. Med en fortelling som er både gripende og inspirerende, garanterer Swimming for My Life å fenge både svømmeentusiaster og de som setter pris på erfaringer med dype følelser. Ikke gå glipp av sjansen til å bli beriket av denne unike historien!

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