Event 32 | Emma Simpson & Vassos Alexander | Breaking Waves & Swimmingly

Name: Event 32 | Emma Simpson & Vassos Alexander | Breaking Waves & Swimmingly
Start: 2025-11-06T19:00:00+00:00
Location: Bridport Arts Centre

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm UTC+00:00

Bridport Arts Centre | Bridport

Publisher/HostBridport Literary Festival

Event 32 | Emma Simpson & Vassos Alexander | Breaking Waves & Swimmingly

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Emma Simpson – Breaking Waves – Discovery, Healing and Inspiration in the Open Water
Vassos Alexander – Swimmingly – Adventures in Water
In discovering the joy of wild swimming, both Emma Simpson and Vassos Alexander also discover the tremendous sense of community and inspirational stories at its heart. Breaking Waves is an uplifting memoir about healing wounds, reclaiming a voice and discovering sisterhood. In Swimmingly Vassos finds magic in every stroke, whilst at the same time discussing issues of water quality and the need to experience our bodies of water safely.
In conversation with Lucy Brazier.

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Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NR, United Kingdom

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