The Swimmer: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Swimmer runs 12.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Ganim (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Ganim
Peter Ganim narrates 180 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,967 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
9,061 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2015 recording read by Peter Ganim and Elisabeth Rodgers runs about the same length (12.5 hours).
- The 2014 recording read by Yolanda Kettle and Multiple Narrators runs 1.2 hours shorter (11.3 hours).
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
The Swimmer is an audiobook by Joakim Zander: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Ganim, released February 24, 2015, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Ganim
- Released
- February 24, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781443444781
How to listen to The Swimmer free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Swimmer as an audiobook?
The Swimmer runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is The Swimmer free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Swimmer?
The Swimmer is narrated by Peter Ganim.
Is The Swimmer worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.