Reviewed By: General Comments
This is a book that any USMS swimmer will find rewarding. It's a
snapshot of three years in the life of a working woman, wife, and USMS
swimmer, culminating in her 9 hour, 44 minute swim of the English
Channel on July 29, 1994 -- making her the 445th person to complete the
official Channel Swim.
Like any worthwhile accomplishment, it did not just happen.
"I set up a long-range training schedule and gradually increased my
swimming yardage to a level which would give me the endurance to swim
the distance," Ms. Cleveland writes. She increased her yardage from
20,000 per week to 45,000, supplemented by twice-a-week weight training.
For her final six weeks' training she averaged 80,000 yards per week.
She knew she needed this kind of regimen to be ready for the Channel's
23 mile distance in the Strait of Dover.
And because the summer water temperature in the Channel averages only 60
degrees F. (compared with most indoor pools at about 80 degrees) some
serious "acclimation" was required. This she did by swimming in water
as cold as 52 degrees F., and by moving from her home in New York City
to Bailey Island, ME for a three weeks "training camp" in the cold
waters of Merriconeag Sound.
"Being in Maine before my Channel swim made the difference between just
crossing the Channel and swimming it as well as I did," she writes.
But her book is a lot more than a "how-to-swim the Channel," or a
memoir. It's a compelling look at one swimmer's determination to
accomplish a major life goal without sacrificing marriage, career, or
friends.
It may well be classified as a "how-to be a dedicated swimmer without
sacrificing everything else in your life," book. As such, it offers good
advice to all of us who swim.
In February, 1998, Ms. Cleveland and her husband, Mark Green, (to whom
this book is dedicated), has their first child, Julia.
"Although my family is my top priority," the author writes, "swimming
will always be a part of my life. Even with a super-busy schedule, I
make sure swimming and fitness remain within the big picture."
Add "Dover Solo" to your bookshelf. It will inspire you to keep swimming and fitness within the "big picture" of your life.
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