Splash Across Texas!

by Chandra Moira Beal

La Luna Publishing, $16.95 paper

Chandra Moira Beal must have stuck her toe in every waterhole throughout Central Texas. And then hunted down every morsel of information she could about each one of them to compile this thorough, informative, and loving dedication to the joys of swimming in Central Texas. Each Austin municipal pool — from Garrison to Rosewood to Dove Springs — has its “statistics,” like maximum depth, minimum depth, length, months of operation, and phone number and address meticulously listed, with photographs, too (personal favorite: photo of Marcia Burke, World Famous Diving Baby, accompanying history of Deep Eddy Pool). For anyone yearning to get wet beyond city limits, Colorado River access points are covered in depth, as are natural springs, water parks, “ghost pools,” and state parks.

Chandra Moira Beal will be at Barnes & Noble Guadalupe on Thursday, September 16 at 7pm to sign Splash Across Texas!

This article appears in September 10 • 1999.

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