DEEP BLUE, why we love the sea

260pp., illus., paperback, Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg, 2025

ISBN: 9781776194568

Veruska De Vita, a learner free diver and open-water swimmer, on our deep connection with the ocean.

Includes interviews with scientists who study marine environments, elite athletes who swim long distances, free divers, and those who find healing in swimming groups and cold-water immersion.

"This is a book for everyone who loves the ocean - to read and savour, then keep and refer to again and again. It introduces us to the people who use it, protect it and celebrate it. Each page explores our primeval connection with the sea, and the need to save it for future generations." Jo-Anne Richards, swimmer and author of The Innocence of Roast Chicken

"A swim with the magic of mermaids and myths. This sea-worshipping book calls to the water baby inside us." Sarah Mullen, author of The Other Side 

Journalist Veruska De Vita has worked in PR and communications for 25 years and runs her own company. She lives in Cape Town.