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America's Champion Swimmer
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David A. Adler |
Describes the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement. |
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Swimming
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Nicola Keegan |
"I loved Swimming. It's the most original novel I've read all year. I can't get Pip's voice out of my mind. Give yourself a treat this summer--read this book."--Judy BlumeA spectacular debut about th… |
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Swimseye
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Tam Li |
Fiction.
A mostly lighthearted story about a group of swimmers as they endeavour to achieve their potential. |
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Natalie Coughlin
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Barbara Sheen |
Profiles the life and career of Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin. |
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Diary of a super swimmer
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Shamini Flint |
Marcus is a maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to ... with hilarious results. In illustrated diary format, Marc… |
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Dryland
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Nancy Stearns Bercaw |
"For swimming champion Nancy Stearns Bercaw, the pool was a natural habitat. But on land, she could never shake the feeling of being a fish out of water. Starting at age two, Nancy devoted her life t… |
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Duke Kahanamoku
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Laurie Calkhoven |
Meet Duke Kahanamoku, three-time Olympic gold medalist and the father of modern surfing. |
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Find a way
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Diana Nyad |
"On September 2, 2013, at the age of 64, Diana Nyad emerged onto the shores of Key West after completing a 110 mile, 53 hour, record-breaking swim through shark-infested waters from Cuba to Florida. … |
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Day by day with Missy Franklin
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Tammy Gagne |
A brief overview of the life of swimmer Missy Franklin, who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. |
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Relentless spirit
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Missy Franklin |
"What does it take to become a champion? Gold medalist Missy Franklin, along with her parents, D.A. and Dick, tell the inspirational and heartwarming story of how Missy became both a legendary athlet… |
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Gibraltar
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Johannes F. Lisiecki |
"This book is the tale of a remarkable man. With his excellent physical condition and active lifestyle, Johannes Lisiecki was not a likely candidate for heart disease. Yet one day he found himself su… |
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Three-Year Swim Club
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Julie Checkoway |
The inspirational story of a group of impoverished children who were transformed into champion swimmers. In 1937 an ordinary grammar school teacher on the island of Maui took a group of underprivileg… |
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Drop Dead Red
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Glenda Carroll |
What happened to Shari Grantner? One day the tall red-haired lawyer is running a successful open water swim clinic. Less than 24 hours later, her body washes up on a beach near San Francisco. Shari's… |
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The Swimmer
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Ian Thorpe |
Ian Thorpe's achievements in the water are nothing short of phenomenal. He has won a record-holding eleven World Championship titles and ten Commonwealth Games gold medals. He has broken twenty-two w… |
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Michael Phelps
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Roy Apps |
For younger children this biography of Michael Phelps tells of his early years and his brektrough into the U.S. Olympic swimming team. |
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Michael Phelps
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Meish Goldish |
After opening in the midst of the exciting swim for an 8th gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, this title soon turns to Michael's beginnings, which seemed less than promising. Around age 9, h… |
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Rowdy rising
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Dainon Moody |
"The limited shelf life of Olympic athletes collapsed in 1980 for Rowdy Gaines and about 280 other elite U.S. athletes when President Jimmy Carter announced America would boycott the Games in Moscow.… |
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Swimming to Antarctica
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Lynne Cox |
- At age fourteen, she swam twenty-six miles from Catalina Island to the California mainland.- At ages fifteen and sixteen, she broke the men's and women's world records for swimming the English Chan… |
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Uncharted waters
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Leslie Bulion |
Jonah's lies and his secret fear of the sea threaten to ruin his month at the shore with his favorite uncle, but a grumpy marina storekeeper and an attractive young college student help turn the summ… |
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Surfer of the Century
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Ellie Crowe |
The true story of Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, six-time Olympic swimming champion and legendary surfer who popularized surfing around the world. |
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