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From inspired and inspiring open-water swimmer and supreme athlete, able to endure cold water temperatures that would kill others, author of Swimming to Antarctica (“Riveting” —Sports Illustrated) and Grayson (“Moving, mystical” —People)—a powerful book about super athleticism and human frailty, about invincibility and the sudden (mind-altering) repercussions of illness, and about the triumph of spirit, surrender, and love.
Lynne Cox...
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Love Life and the List volume 3
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English
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"At sixteen, Hadley Moore knows exactly who she is--a swimmer who will earn a scholarship to college. Totally worth all the hard work, even if her aching shoulders don't agree. So when a guy dressed as Hollywood's latest action hero, Heath Hall, crashes her swim meet, she isn't amused. Instead, she's determined to make sure he doesn't bother her again. Only she's not sure exactly who he is. The swim meet isn't the first event the imposter has interrupted,...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Michael Phelps began swimming at age seven at the urging of his mom. As a young boy, Michael was brimming with energy-more energy than most other kids his age-and Mrs. Phelps thought this sport could help keep him calm and focused. As Michael grew older, his skills improved, and he transformed into one of the greatest swimmers in the world, winning twenty-eight Olympic medals"-- Provided by publisher.
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Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"All her life, Annette wanted one thing: to feel free. As a girl she found freedom in the water, where she could swim without the leg braces she needed on land. As she grew up, Annette swam in Australia and England and America and beyond, performing synchronized swimming--which she invented!--and competing in swim races and diving exhibitions. But always she was bogged down by her heavy swim clothes. Clothes that only women had to wear, not men. So...
10) Fiesta
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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Maria Morales goes into the bull fighting ring in order to redeem her brother's name after he flees the ring to pursue a career as a composer.
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Distrimax, S.A. de C.V
Pub. Date
©2004
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English
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"Basada en la vida del reonocido atleta australiano Tony Fingleton, 'El Campeón' es un emotivo e inspirador relato que habla acerca de la lucha de un hijo por obtener el reconocimiento de su frustrado progenitor"--Contenedor.
Based on the true story of Tony Fingleton, a young man from a troubled family. He lives In the shadow of an abusive father, but Tony finds the inner strength to become a swimming champion. Always overshadowed in his father's...
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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High school senior Ben Cronin has it all: good friends, a devoted girlfriend, and the chance of getting a Stanford swimming scholarship. A chance encounter with a sexy new student turns Bens' life into the ultimate nightmare as her obsession quickly spins out of control that includes betrayal, revenge, madness and even murder.
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Sidney and Asher should have clicked. Two star swimmers forced to spend their summers on a lake together sounds like the perfect match. But, it's the same every year -- in between cookouts and boat rides and family-imposed bonfires, Sidney and Asher spend the dog days of summer finding the ultimate ways to prank each other. And now, after their senior year, they're determined to make it the most epic summer yet. But, their plans are thrown in sudden...
14) The swimmer
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Grindhouse Releasing
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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One summer morning a troubled suburbanite decides to "swim" home via the pools of his wealthy friends.
16) The Swimmers
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English
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"A novel portraying a group of dedicated recreational swimmers and what happens when a crack appears at the bottom of their community pool."--
17) Find a way
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"On September 2, 2013, at the age of 64, Diana Nyad emerged onto the shores of Key West after completing a 110 mile, 53 hour, record-breaking swim through shark-infested waters from Cuba to Florida. Her memoir shows why, at 64 she was able to achieve what she couldn't at 30 and how her repeated failures contributed to her success"--
18) Pride
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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Based on the true story of inner city Philadelphia swim coach Jim Ellis. The story revolves around Ellis' fight to build a swim team in one of Philly's toughest neighborhoods in the 1970s. Ultimately, Ellis leads the swimmers to the state championships.
19) Gold in the water: the true story of ordinary men and their extraordinary dream of Olympic glory
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T. Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
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Examines the psyches, backgrounds, and motivations of the United States 2000 Olympic swim team and describes the journey theses swimmers must take to compete in the Olympics, including training and competitions.
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English
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"Ren Yu is a swimmer. Her daily life starts and ends with the pool. Her teammates are her only friends. Her coach, her guiding light. If she swims well enough, she will be scouted, get a scholarship, go to a good school. Her parents will love her. Her coach will be kind to her. She will have a good life. But these are human concerns. These are the concerns of those confined to land, those with legs. Ren grew up on stories of creatures of the deep,...
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