From lap pools to sea pools, the ocean, waterfalls, hot springs and rockpools, Places We Swim features 60 of the very best swimming spots around Australia. Each destination entry includes information on what makes the swimming spot unique, local knowledge, and things to do, see and eat in the area. The text is complemented by beautiful photography from some of Australia’s most celebrated lifestyle photographers, which will inspire you to see this country in a new light. The book also profiles a range of people from an extreme ocean swimmer to a chef that builds his menu around the sea. This inspirational reference guide will have you returning to the water again and again.
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Dillon Seitchik-Reardon is an environmental scientist, author, photographer and video producer originally from New Mexico, USA. In one way or another, his work is always about helping people return to nature. Dillon has worked extensively with the Little Veggie Patch Co. to encourage city dwellers to grow food, and has co-authored two books on the topic: DIY Garden Projects (2016) and Grow. Food. Anywhere (2017). He has now launched Places We Swim with Caroline Clements, and together they are exploring Australian identity through the places we swim. The associated book Places We Swim was released in 2018, with the follow-up Places We Swim Sydney released in 2020.https://www.placesweswim.com/ Caroline Clements is a writer and editor from Melbourne. She was the founding editor of Australian digital publication Broadsheet and has worked on their book projects, Melbourne and Sydney editions of The Broadsheet Cookbook and the produce guide What to Eat and Where to Get it. She is also the Australian editor at global travel and lifestyle website A Hotel Life. In 2017, Caroline launched Places We Swim with Dillon Seitchik-Reardon, a project that explores Australian identity through the places we swim. They spent a year travelling Australia to research the associated book, and now live and work in Sydney. Places We Swim Sydney is their 2020 follow-up, with even more swimming locations and contributions from local guides.https://www.placesweswim.com/