Looking for a gift for a swimmer on your holiday shopping list? How about a good book?

Many great books have been written about the sport swimming. Here are a few suggestions:

Marathon Swimming: The Sport of the Soul
By Paul Andrew Asmuth

No Limits
By Michael Phelps with Alan Abrahamson












Relentless Spirit: The Unconventional Raising of a Champion
By Missy Franklin, and Dick and D.A. Franklin















Age is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Life
By Dara Torres
















Golden Girl
By Natalie Coughlin


















Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian
By Anthony Ervin and Constantine Markides

















Swimming Toward the Gold Lining: How Jessica Hardy Turned Her Wounds into Wisdom
By Jessica Hardy















Body Lengths
By Leisel Jones


















Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph
By Yursa Mardini