The Three-Year Swim Club
The Untold Story of the Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory
$74.30
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2016
Summary
In 1937 an ordinary school teacher on the island of Maui took a group of underprivileged children, most of Japanese ancestry, and trained them to become Olympic swimmers. He called his plan the ‘Three-Year Swim Club’ and he succeeded in producing true American heroes whose story has never been told.
None of the barefoot children had ever laid eyes on a pool. Their only experience in water was playing naked in the filthy irrigation ditches that snaked down from the mountains and into t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349141916 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349141916 |
| Author: | Julie Checkoway |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2016 |
| Weight: | 312g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 153mm x 30mm |
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Tense, vivid and inspiring - Kirkus
Checkoway’s ability to set a scene is uncanny and accomplished. Her top-notch skill as a researcher allows her to bring to life the long-forgotten saga - Publishers WeeklyA truly rewarding read - Belfast TelegraphAwe inspiring - Northern Ireland NewsletterAbout The Author
Julie Checkoway
Julie Checkoway is an author and documentary filmmaker. She graduated from Harvard College, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts individual artist grant and fellowships at writers’ colonies, including Yaddo. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Salt Lake Tribune and Huffington Post.
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