Lynn Sherr – Swim: Why We Love the Water

The renowned broadcast journalist and author examines the culture, history, challenges, and pleasures of her favorite recreational sport in this illustrated lecture.  SWIM is Lynn Sherr’s love letter to the sport and the effect it has on our lives. She explores every aspect of the sport, from the biology of swimming to the fame of Esther Williams; from turquoise pools and wild water to the training of Olympians. Throughout SWIM, she chronicles her own brave attempt to make it across one of the great iconic waterways in the world:  the Hellespont, connecting Europe to Asia, the very swim accomplished by Lord Byron in 1810.