Swimming Studies by Leanne Shapton

Author:Leanne Shapton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2012-06-12T04:00:00+00:00

12. Vintage blue and white cut-out suit, no label, used for recreational swimming, 2005–2010.

Purchased on the street in the Essaouira medina, Morocco, June 2005. Worn to the beach despite the fact that my arms, face, and neck were covered with dark red hives and scaly patches. My skin was severely inflamed, the result of an attempt at homeopathy. James, Abdi, Chloe, and Paul did their best not to mention it.

Sometimes, mid-practice, students from the Sutherland-Chan massage clinic would set up their tables in a storage room off the deck. We’d be pushing through the main set when the assistant coach, Linda, like a fickle goddess, would pick five of us at a time to hop out. We’d spend ten happy minutes getting a rubdown from the massage students. The tables would be spread with dry white towels, we’d be covered in unscented cream, and our burning muscles would be kneaded into smooth, soft ropes. The students would remark how lucky they felt to be able to work on us, and we’d tell them they had no idea.

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