Back to top
Languages
English
Español
Navigation
Sign in
My Account
Library Home Page
Locations
Contact Us
Can't find what you're looking for?
Report an issue with your account
Leave feedback about the Catalog
Language
English
Español
Sign Out
Look for
by Keyword
by Title
by Start of Title
by Series
by Author
by Subject
Advanced Search
in Library Catalog
in Lists
Search
Browse
»
Splash!: 10,000 years of swimming
Splash!: 10,000 years of swimming
Average Rating
Author
Means, Howard B
Publisher
Hachette Books
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
Book
Show Edition
Available
Aurora Hills - Adult Nonfiction
797.21 MEANS
1 available
Place Hold
Published
2020. Hachette Books
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
vii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Available
Aurora Hills - Adult Nonfiction
797.21 MEANS
1 available
More Info
Place Hold
Add to list
SHARE
Description
Loading Description...
More Details
ISBN
9780306845666
Table of Contents
From the Book - First edition.
Prologue: Once upon a time in Egypt . . .
Gods, humans, and the aquatic ape
Swimming's golden age
First there was swimming; then there was none
Rediscovering a lost art
Swimming 2.0
A frog in every tub
Diving in for dollars and pounds
Climb every mountain, swim every sea
The great swimming cover-up
An Aussie wrecking ball goes rogue
Nylon, WWII, James Bond, and the G-string
Swimming together, swimming alone
The last taboo
Growing pains
The fastest swimmer ever
Is enough ever enough?
Epilogue: my watery life.
Subjects
Subjects
Olympic games (Ancient)
Olympics -- History
Swimming -- History
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Loading titles in this series...
More Like This
Loading more titles like this title...
Excerpt
Loading Excerpt...
Author Notes
Loading Author Notes...
Series Similares de Novelist
Similar Titles From NoveList
Similar Authors From NoveList
Published Reviews
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.
Loading, please wait
...