The three-year swim club : the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory
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New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2015.
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Published
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2015.
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Book
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viii, 415 pages, 16 unumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [359]-388) and index.
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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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Checkoway, J. (2015). The three-year swim club: the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory (First edition.). Grand Central Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Checkoway, Julie. 2015. The Three-year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory. Grand Central Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Checkoway, Julie. The Three-year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory Grand Central Publishing, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Checkoway, Julie. The Three-year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory First edition., Grand Central Publishing, 2015.

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