Swimming is easy on the joints and trains the entire body muscles. It also provides the appropriate cooling at high temperatures.

These five novels are set in a swimming pool and provide a pleasant coolness. They are: Annika Büsing's "Nordstadt," Gina Mayer's "The Swimmer," Caroline Wahl's "22 lanes" and Judith Poznan's "Aufrappeln" They are all set in the swimming pool of a small town in Germany.