An edition of The three-year swim club
(2015)
The three-year swim club
the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory
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by Julie Checkoway
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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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The three-year swim club: the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory
2015
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The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory
Nov 24, 2015, Grand Central Publishing
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Table of Contents
Part one: Such stuff as dreams (1932-1937). To race with giants ; Hardhead ; A wide awakening ; The pursuit of greater ventures
Part two: On such a sea (1938). An exercise of will ; Owing to the protracted hostilities ; Keeping 1940 in mind all the time
Part three: Taken at the flood (1939). Down under ; Youths of the sea ; The coup
Part four: A tide in the affairs of men (1940-1941). A season of flame ; Santa Barbara ; Mr. Smith comes to Maui ; Blitzkrieg
Part five: Fall seven times, get up eight (nana korobi, ya oki) (1944-1948). Go for broke ; Home front ; Detroit, redux (1948) ; Goals and sacrifices.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [359]-388) and index.
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