The three-year swim club : the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory
by Checkoway, Julie (Author)
Summary
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 underprivileged children mostly of Japanese ancestry and, in three short years, transformed them into Olympic cham... Full description
Summary: |
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 underprivileged children mostly of Japanese ancestry and, in three short years, transformed them into Olympic champions. |
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Physical Description: |
viii, 415 pages, 16 unumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [359]-388) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781455523443 (hardcover) 1455523445 (hardcover) |
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