Walker, Adam
Man Vs Ocean
- ISBN 13:
- 9781786062529
- author:
- Walker, Adam
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.6 centimetres (0.15 kg
- Genre:
- Sports & Recreation, Swimming, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Adam Walker's incredible journey to swim the Seven Seas is a testament to human determination and resilience. In 2007, he was inspired by a film about an English Channel swimmer and set out to achieve the impossible - swimming across the world's oceans. After years of rigorous training and numerous setbacks, including a ruptured bicep tendon that led medical professionals to advise giving up long-distance swimming, Adam persevered. He developed innovative techniques, such as the Ocean Walker stroke, which enabled him to push through his limits and achieve remarkable feats, including becoming the first Briton to complete a two-way crossing from Spain to Morocco and back. This book is an inspiring account of sport in its truest form - man against nature - and a testament to the power of the human spirit.