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Author : Jennifer A. Kokai
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780809336005
In Swim Pretty, Jennifer A. Kokai reveals the influential role of aquatic spectacles in shaping cultural perceptions of aquatic ecosystems in the United States over the past century.
Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316094552
With remarks about his small stature and poor swimming skills ringing in his ears, the son of Hungarian immigrants begins to train for the 21-mile swim across a nearby lake.
Author : Julie Checkoway
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781455523436
The New York Times bestselling inspirational story of impoverished children who transformed themselves into world-class swimmers. In 1937, a schoolteacher on the island of Maui challenged a group of poverty-stricken sugar plantation kids to swim upstream against the current of their circumstance. The goal? To become Olympians. They faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The children were Japanese-American and were malnourished and barefoot. They had no pool; they trained in the filthy irrigation ditches that snaked down from the mountains into the sugarcane fields. Their future was in those same fields, working alongside their parents in virtual slavery, known not by their names but by numbered tags that hung around their necks. Their teacher, Soichi Sakamoto, was an ordinary man whose swimming ability didn't extend much beyond treading water. In spite of everything, including the virulent anti-Japanese sentiment of the late 1930s, in their first year the children outraced Olympic athletes twice their size; in their second year, they were national and international champs, shattering American and world records and making headlines from L.A. to Nazi Germany. In their third year, they'd be declared the greatest swimmers in the world. But they'd also face their greatest obstacle: the dawning of a world war and the cancellation of the Games. Still, on the battlefield, they'd become the 20th century's most celebrated heroes, and in 1948, they'd have one last chance for Olympic glory. They were the Three-Year Swim Club. This is their story.
Author : Will McGough
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493036394
Just as George Plimpton had his proverbial cup of coffee in the NFL as the un-recruited and certainly unwanted fourth-string quarterback for the Detroit Lions, so, too, did Will McGough immerse himself in a sport he had no business trying. Like Plimpton, whose football folly turned into the bestselling Paper Lion, travel and outdoor writer McGough writes of his participation in, around, and over the course of one of the world's premier triathlons, the annual 140.6-mile Ironman in Tempe, Arizona. McGough chronicles the Ironman’s history, his unorthodox training, the pageantry of the race weekend, and his attempt to finish the epic event. The narrative follows not just his race but also explores the cult and habits of the triathlete community, beginning with the first Ironman competition in Hawaii in 1978. This is a light-hearted, self-deprecating, and at times hilarious look at one man's attempt to conquer the ultimate endurance sport, with a conclusion that will surprise and delight both dedicated triathletes as well as strangers to the sport.
Author : Lynn Sherr
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781610390477
Swim is a celebration of swimming and the effect it has on our lives. It’s an inquiry into why we swim—the lure, the hold, the timeless magic of being in the water. It’s a look at how swimming has changed over the millennia, how this ancient activity is becoming more social than solitary today. It’s about our relationship with the water, with our fishy forebearers, and with the costumes that we wear. You’ll even find a few songs to sing when you push out those next laps. Swimming enthusiast Lynn Sherr explores every aspect of the sport, from the biology of swimming to the fame of Esther Williams; from turquoise pools and wild water to the training of Olympians; and she reveals the secret of buoyancy so that anyone can avoid the example of the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who lamented, “Why can’t I swim, it seems so very easy?” When his friend, the biographer Edward John Trelawny, said, “because you think you can’t,” Shelley plunged into Italy’s Arno River and dropped like a rock. With Swim, you can avoid that happening to you.
Author : Francis Francis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Fishing
ISBN : HARVARD:HWGPWX
Author : Francis Francis (the Elder.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026164136
Author : Billy D. Smith
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781449024000
In writing my book I tried, to the best of my memory (and with the help of a lot of people), to relate and have a true story about the things that we did as children and adults about growing up and living in a small town in Alabama. Even though times were hard then, I feel very fortunate to have grown up during that time and in that place. I believe that my life has been guided and protected by a Higher Being and I thank God for looking after me and guiding my life. I also had some great teachers which I am thankful for knowing. Most of our teachers loved us and tried to help, when they could, to prepare for our future. All this gave me confidence to go into adult life and knew that I had my future in my hand and could make my life and that I alone am responsible for my actions. I believe that growing up in Roanoke gave me the knowledge and background to have a great life, for which I am thankful, and I hope for many more good years.
Author : John A. Lapointe
Publisher : Vantage Press, Inc
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0533147670
Author : Thomas Hughes
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066208462
"Tom Brown's School Days" by Thomas Hughes is a classic bildungsroman set in the esteemed Rugby School of England. Chronicling the adventures, challenges, and growth of Tom Brown, the narrative delves deep into the life of British endowed public schools. Hughes masterfully captures the essence of boyhood, camaraderie, and the trials of growing up.
Author : Thomas Hughes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : HARVARD:HN6I27
Author : Hughes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBS:UBBS-00043799
Author : J. J. P. Le Brethon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:N10735025
Author : Francis Galton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Travel
ISBN : OXFORD:600024974
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 866 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Children's periodicals, American
ISBN : IND:30000093600686