Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Son in water written and go through by Tom Gregory.

Eltham, South London. 1984: the popular fug from the swimming pool and the slow splashing of a boy learning to swim but not yet wanting to take his foot off underneath. Fast-forward four years. Photographers and family wait around on the shingle beach as a son in a bright orange hat and grease-smeared goggles swims the previous few metres from France to England. He has been in the water for twelve agonizing hours, in regards to a Boy in water: A Memoir motivated at each stroke by his trainer, John Bullet, who has turned into a second father.

This is the story of an extraordinary friendship between a coach and a boy, and a love notice towards the intensity and freedom of childhood.

‘Written magnificently through the eyes of a child however to enter his teens, ‘A Boy in the Drinking water’ resonated highly taking me back to my own childhood. A fascinating story full of innocence, accomplishment, ambition and trust.’ Ellen MacArthur

“I am absolutely in awe; a mindblowing and phenomenal feat. A Boy in the Water will challenge tips of what is possible”. Chrissie Wellington OBE

Charming and various; a lovely, outstanding memoir. What a boy! What a feat! – Victoria Derbyshire