"Swimming to Antarctica"
by Lynne Cox
Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Swimming-Antarctica-Tales-Distance-Swimmer/dp/0753820501/
Reading history and reviews
Finished in 2006
I found this in the "Sports" section of Borders in York when I was looking for a book on swimming techniques. This is a truly amazing and inspiring story and I really enjoyed reading it.
There is a website for the book at http://www.lynnecox.org/