Shane Gould blazed her way into sporting history, breaking eleven world swimming records and winning five Olympic medals in Munich in 1972, yet her career lasted just three years. From her beginnings as a swimming prodigy up to the present , TumbleTurns is the moving and courageous story of Shane's attempt to forge a normal life for herself and her family, far away from the trappings and temptations of sporting superstardom. It has taken Shane nearly 30 years to understand what her remarkable achievements have given her in personal terms, as well as the enormous cost to her and those close to her. Tumble Turns tells the story of those years and how her extraordinary experiences have contributed both to her acceptance of that young swimming phenomenon called Shane Gould, and of the woman she has become. Shane Gould autobiography.
Swimmers use the tumble turn to change directions at the end of a lap in a pool.
A tumble turn is a somersault flip at a well timed distance from the wall, with a push off and a twist in order to level out and keep going. My life has been full of such twists and turns and changes of direction. Australia's most perplexing sporting secret is out. We now know why Shane Gould, possibly the greatest swimmer this country has ever produced, retired at the peak of her career. The answer is complex and won't be revealed here - you will have to buy the book.