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The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

The Swimmers: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Swimmers runs 4.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Traci Kato-Kiriyama (about 2.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.1listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Swimmers at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 4.1 hours, it is shorter than 96% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

194 Contemporary Women 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

The Swimmers is an audiobook by Julie Otsuka: a 4.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Traci Kato-Kiriyama, released February 22, 2022, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.1 hrs
Narrated by
Traci Kato-Kiriyama
Released
February 22, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama
ISBN
9780593552032

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Swimmers as an audiobook?

The Swimmers runs 4.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.7 hours.

Is The Swimmers free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Swimmers?

The Swimmers is narrated by Traci Kato-Kiriyama.