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Swimming (Water Sports, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Swimming (Water Sports, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 134 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.99 – $13.34 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 37% of the parent category Water Sports (364), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Books scores 30, 11 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $5.99 to $13.34, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Swimming best sellers
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How to Hero: Find Strength, Forge Resilience and Fulfil Your Purpose
by Ross Edgley
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews14
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Winter Swimming: The Nordic Way Towards a Healthier and Happier Life
by Susanna Søberg
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews393
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SI Swimsuit | 2026-May
by SI Swimsuit
- List rank#3
- Price$17.99
- Rating1.5
- Reviews2
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The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
by Ross Edgley
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,741
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Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves
by James Nestor
- List rank#5
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,111
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The Swimmer Body Blueprint: The 3-Pillar System to Lose Fat, Build Muscle, and Achieve an Athletic Body for Life
by Fares Ksebati
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews18
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Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
by Gary Mack
- List rank#7
- Price$9.12
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,439
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The Plunge: Maverick Swimmers, an Unlikely Quest, and the Transformative Power of Cold Water
by Chris Ballard
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews49
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Swimming At Race Pace : The Rise of USRPT and The Fall of Traditional Swimming
by Paco Navarro
- List rank#9
- Price$21.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Lifeguard: A Love Story
by Janet Fash
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews187
Same niche in Books: Swimming
FAQ
Is Swimming a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 134 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Swimming?
The median best seller has 134 reviews, and 47% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Swimming best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $13.34.
Can new books break into Swimming?
8% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.