Roger Deakin
Roger Stuart Deakin (11 February 1943 – 19 August 2006) was an English writer, documentary-maker and environmentalist. He was a co-founder and trustee of Common Ground, the arts, culture and environment organisation. Waterlog, the only book he published in his lifetime, topped the UK best seller charts, and founded the wild swimming movement.
Roger Deakin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Roger Stuart Deakin 11 February 1943 Watford, England |
| Died | 19 August 2006 (aged 63) |
| Spouse |
Jenny Hind
(m. 1973; dissolved 1982) |
| Children | 1 |
Patrick Barkham published a biography of Deakin in 2023 titled simply The Swimmer.
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