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200 1 $aThe three-year swim club$ethe untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory$fJulie Checkoway.

205 $a1st ed.

210 $aNew York$d2015. $cGrand Central Publishing

215 1 $aviii, 402 p., [16] p. of plates$cill.$d24 cm.

300 $a"Advance reading copy" -- Cover.

327 0 $aPart one: Such stuff as dreams (1932-1937). To race with giants ; Hardhead ; A wide awakening ; The pursuit of greater ventures$aPart two: On such a sea (1938). An exercise of will ; Owing to the protracted hostilities ; Keeping 1940 in mind all the time$aPart three: Taken at the flood (1939). Down under ; Youths of the sea ; The coup$aPart four: A tide in the affairs of men (1940-1941). A season of flame ; Santa Barbara ; Mr. Smith comes to Maui ; Blitzkrieg$aPart five: Fall seven times, get up eight (nana korobi, ya oki) (1944-1948). Go for broke ; Home front ; Detroit, redux (1948) ; Goals and sacrifices.

330 $aThe 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.

601 12$aOlympic Games$d(14th$f1948$ecLondon, England)$2lc$3234748

606 $aJapanese American children$yHawaii$yMaui.$2lc$3234749

606 $aSwimmers$xBiography$yHawaii$yMaui$2lc$3234750

606 $aSwimming$xHistory$yHawaii$yMaui$2lc$3234751

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680 $aGV837.9$b.C54 2015

700 1$aCheckoway$bJulie$4author. $3234747