text The three-year swim club : the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory
- 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... Read more
- 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... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- viii, 415 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher
- 2015
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Interlochen Public LIbrary | Sport Wat Checkoway in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-IPL | Sport Wat Checkoway in Adult Non-fiction | Available |