Nicola Keegan was born in Galway, brought up in America and now divides her time between Ireland and France with her husband and three children. Swimming is her first novel.
A significant, dazzling debut -- Kate Saunders The Times [A] ravishing first novel...gorgeous New York Times Told with wry, understated compassion, this engrossing novel ponders the challenges of growing up gifted -- Hephzibah Anderson Daily Mail Keegan's vivid, splashy prose and off-the-wall humour suit the story of the harrowing traumas of an adolescence...Swimming's, moving, exhilarating story of love, sport, triumph and loss is pretty much a winner -- Tina Jackson Metro Keegan's shimmering, fluid prose is outwardly playful, yet this is a seriously well-crafted novel -- Catherine Taylor Guardian