MAN VS OCEAN: ONE MAN’S JOURNEY TO SWIM THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST OCEANS AND CHANGE HIS LIFE FOREVER
Book ID/图书代码： 01930015B86236
English Summary/英文概要： Adam Walker is not your everyday record-breaking sportsman. He took on arguably the toughest extreme sport on the planet—to swim non-stop across seven of the world’s deadliest oceans wearing only swim trunks, cap and goggles. It is not a test for the faint-hearted: swimmers face freezing temperatures, huge swells and treacherous currents, potentially deadly marine life (from sharks to Portuguese men o’ war), vomiting and burning off a week’s calories in a single swim. In 2007, Adam, then a toaster salesman, saw a film about a man attempting to swim the English Channel and change his life in doing so. Inspired by this, he decided to try to emulate the feat. After a year of rigorous training without a coach—his first open-water swim was in 9 degrees and he nearly died from hypothermia—Adam achieved his goal in 11 hours 35 minutes, despite a ruptured bicep tendon leading to medical advice to give up long-distance swimming. In 2011, after two operations and a change to his swimming style to take pressure off his injured shoulder, he became the first Briton to achieve a two-way crossing from Spain to Morocco and back. In the process, he broke the British record one way. Shortly afterwards, the Ocean’s Seven challenge was born, a grueling equivalent to the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge. At first it seemed that injury would prevent Adam from participating but, ignoring medical advice, he developed an innovative technique—the Ocean Walker stroke—that would enable him to continue with the ultimate aim of completing this seemingly impossible feat. Whether man would triumph over ocean, or fail in the attempt, forms the core of this extraordinary autobiography. Always intriguing, sometimes terrifying, and occasionally very funny, Adam’s story is about sport in its truest form: rather than competitions between teams and individuals, it is about man against nature—and against his own failings and demons. In that, it is truly inspirational.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： Adam Walker并非普通的运动员。他从事的可能是世界上最艰险的极限运动——穿泳裤、戴泳帽和护目镜不间断地穿越全球最致命的海洋。游泳者需要在过程中面对严寒、波涛汹涌的洋流、可能出现的致命海洋生物（包括鲨鱼和僧帽水母Adam Walker并非普通的运动员。他从事的可能是世界上最艰险的极限运动——穿泳裤、戴泳帽和护目镜不间断地穿越全球最致命的海洋。游泳者需要在过程中面对严寒、波涛汹涌的洋流、可能出现的致命海洋生物（包括鲨鱼和僧帽水母）、呕吐、在一次游泳中燃烧一周的卡路里。Adam Walker曾经是一名烤面包机推销员，因为受到了电影的启发而开始进行这项挑战。在单独进行了一年的艰苦训练之后，他第一次在9度的环境中进行户外游泳，并差点死于体温过低。但他坚持了下来。2011年，他已经经历了2次手术，并改变了游泳姿势以减轻受伤肩膀的压力。此后，他成为了第一个成功往返西班牙和摩洛哥的英国人，并打破了英国的单程记录。后来，他开始了“海洋七项”挑战，并发明了帮助其完成挑战的独特的海洋漫步（Ocean Walker）泳姿。本书引人入胜，有时又令人恐惧，但也夹杂着不少笑料，通过Adam的故事道出了运动的真谛——并非团队或个人间的竞争，而是人与自然的抗争，人与自身局限的抗争，着实鼓舞人心。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：公开水域游泳选手Adam Walker曾经被鲨鱼攻击、被海豚救助、被致命僧帽水母所惊吓，但他不屈不挠的精神却从未被击溃过。
这位坚强的运动员参加了最艰难的挑战——在没有辅助工具的情况下穿越公开海域。他是第一位，也是唯一一位成功完成“海洋七项挑战”的英国人。
“成功意味着你愿意走得更远一些，做得更努力一些，付出得比别人更多一些。”
• Open water swimmer Adam Walker has been attacked by sharks, saved by dolphins and scarred by a deadly man o’ war, but his indomitable spirit has never been broken.
The herculean athlete takes on the hardest challenge of all – swimming unaided across the open ocean. He is the first and only Briton to complete the grueling ‘Ocean’s 7 Challenge’.
• His unbelievable achievements mean this title is sure to stand out as a completely unique addition out to a buoyant sports book market which is bucking all commercial trends with continually positive sales.
‘Succeeding means you’re willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else.’
"A true inspiration." —Mark Foster, six time swimming world champion
About the Author/作者介绍： Adam Walker，耐力、长距离游泳选手。
Adam Walker is an endurance and long-distance swimmer.
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