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01Christopher Hope2015030920160822 (R3)Christopher Hope describes swimming in outdoor pools in Pretoria during his youth.

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Christopher Hope describes swimming in outdoor pools in Pretoria during his youth.

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02Antonia Quirke2015031020160823 (R3)This week, various authors remember a significant swimming experience:

2. Antonia Quirke enjoys a gentle dip in the South Pacific, but alludes to some

darker waters of her childhood and also some swims in England's gravel pits.

Plus, the ocean with Spielberg's Jaws in it is 40 years old this year...

Producer Duncan Minshull.

Antonia Quirke describes a dip in the south Pacific that reminded her of darker waters.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

This week, various authors remember a significant swimming experience:

2. Antonia Quirke enjoys a gentle dip in the South Pacific, but alludes to some

darker waters of her childhood and also some swims in England's gravel pits.

Plus, the ocean with Spielberg's Jaws in it is 40 years old this year...

Producer Duncan Minshull.

Antonia Quirke describes a dip in the south Pacific that reminded her of darker waters.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

03Marcus O'dair20150311This week, five authors remember a favourite swimming experience:

3. Musician and author Marcus O'Dair dons his wet suit and blazes a trail across blackish Ullswater in the Lake District, thinking of his strokes and other famous swimmers, and his mother swims with him too!

Producer Duncan Minshull.

Marcus O'Dair describes swimming in Ullswater in the Lake District with his mother.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

04Kamila Shamsie2015031220160825 (R3)Kamila Shamsie describes a time with friends in Byron Bay, Australia.

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Kamila Shamsie describes a time with friends in Byron Bay, Australia.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

05Philip Hoare2015031320160826 (R3)Philip Hoare describes how he used to avoid the water before overcoming his reticence.

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Philip Hoare describes how he used to avoid the water before overcoming his reticence.

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.