The Monocle team dips its toe into the world of swimming, revealing 100 beautiful and inspiring places to take the plunge. Swimming is excellent exercise of course, but it-s so much more than that: it can be a transcendental experience, offering us space to reflect and to escape. It-s an antidote to screens and all-encompassing technology. Perhaps it-s the shedding of inhibitions that come with a dip, or could it be that getting somewhere under our own steam is an act that-s health-giving, refreshing and life-affirming? Whatever it means to you, swimming - alone or with others, badly or brilliantly - is about being in the moment. This new book celebrates bathing in glorious full-colour photography, revealing the editors- chosen spots from inner-city architectural wonders to lakes, beach clubs and bagni. So whether you-re looking to do laps in Italy, tread water in Australia, sink into the icy depths in Iceland - or perhaps just sit on the side and let others do the hard work - this gui
