

“It takes many miles to swim to a self.”
Plagued by an abusive childhood, a woman finds escape in competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships, and addiction before ultimately finding her voice through writing.
Charlie Carrick
Andy Mingo

Susannah Flood
Dorothy

Kim Gordon
Photographer

Esmé Creed-Miles
Claire

Jeremy Ang Jones
Chad

Peter Rundle
Randy Reese

Eleanor Hahn
Carol Houck Smith

Anna Wittowsky
Young Lidia

Georgie Dettmer
Sienna Torres

Marlēna Sniega
Claudia Teen

Esme Allen
Hannah

Jeffrey Grinvalds
Jeff the Kayak Instructor

Hal Weaver
Pastor

Alexander M. Johnson
Assistant Coach

Dominik Gabriel Roseti
Student

Julienne Restall
Junky Woman

Freddy Kattumath James
Flight Passenger

Anton Lytvynov
Swimming Competition Spectator

Tetiana Lytvynova
Swimming Competition Spectator

Alina Lytvynova
Swimming Competition Spectator

Ritvars Logins
Townie Guy

Keanu Visscher
Monty

Alhena Al-Ali Douglas
Amy

Jen Dunlap
Texas Tech Coach

Angelika Mihailova
Lidia Toddler

Brandon Colton
Bellingham Coach

Henrijs Arājs
Bennett

Mära McLaughlin-Taylor
Colleague SDSU

Maggie McLean
Moderator

Dārta Stepanova
Student

Dylan Meyer
Woman Narrator (voice)

Evelīna Pārkere
Woman in the Grocery Store

Maria Julieta Eller
Pregnant Spanish Woman

Ranjani Brow
Jail Woman #1

Jaquita Ta'le
Jail Woman #2