If the paperback was purchased, here are the links used in eBook

(in order of appearance)

Chapter 1: Introduction

Crete

Thales of Miletus

SWIMMING FOR SIGHTSEEING

Nikos Kazantzakis

The Island by Victoria Hislop

Minoan civilization

Battle of Crete

Loggerhead sea turtle

Archelon

Lionfish

Triton's Trumpet

Mediterranean monk seal

Cetaceans

CretAquarium

Oxybenzone

Octinoxate

MARINE NAVIGATION

Odyssey (Homer)

Piloting

Path integration

Dead reckoning

True north

Magnetic north

Strike direction

Magnetic compass

Euclid

WEATHER CONDITIONS (JUNE-SEPTEMBER)

Tides

Windfinder.com

Heraklion airport wind report

Greek beach conditions

Beaufort

Greek weather service


Chapter 2: The Basics: Safety, Gear & Preparation

SAFETY TIPS

Plato

Aristotle

United State Lifesaving Association Links

International Life Saving Federation

Eddie Would Go (book)

Hōkūle‘a

Eddie Aikau

Swim Trek

The Big Blue

Drowning

Hypothermia

Heat-related illness

Dehydration

GEAR

Antikythera mechanism

Poseidon

PREPARATION

Windfinder.com

National weather service

Marine forecast

Sailing maps

Sea surface temperatures

Cretan beaches

Downward dog


Chapter 3: North Coast of Crete

Cyclades islands

Cretan Sea

Antikristo

Green rock

Sir Arthur Evans

Knossos

Super-yacht

12th Century Venetian fort

Amnisos

Homer, Odyssey, Book 19

News Cafe Beach

Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Heraklion Airport wind report

CretAquarium

Caretta caretta

Spinalonga

Artemisia

Short S. 17 Kent Flying Boat

The Island by Victoria Hislop

Online tickets to archaeological sites

Free admission days

Mochlos early-Minoan archaeology

Itanos archaelogical site

White River Cottages


Chapter 4South Coast of Crete

Milky Way Galaxy

Sagitarrius

Scorpius

Supernova

Black hole

Dinoflagellates

Viannos massacres

Sfakia large ferry


Chapter 5Other beaches, satellite islands & day trips

Ancient Falasarna

Dr. Michael James Bendon

Tank Landing Craft

Kourtaliotiko Gorge

Sailing excursions

Hydrothermal vent

WeSwim


Chapter 6Crete open water swim competitions

Jason

Sailing Crete

Oneironaut

Crete Open Water Swimming on Facebook

The World Open Water Swimming Association

Outdoor Swimming Society