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Learning To Swim by Clare Chambers

Learning To Swim: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Learning To Swim audiobook runs 12.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Antonia Beamish (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Learning To Swim at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,977 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Learning To Swim is an audiobook by Clare Chambers: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Antonia Beamish, released July 22, 2021, on the Coming of Age and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.8 hrs
Narrated by
Antonia Beamish
Released
July 22, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Coming of Age, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781473595477

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Learning To Swim audiobook?

Learning To Swim runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is the Learning To Swim audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Learning To Swim?

Learning To Swim is narrated by Antonia Beamish.

Is Learning To Swim worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.