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-- Twelve reasons to love swimming[2021]., Juvenile, 12-Story Library Call No: 797.2 Mattern Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Amazing records. Millisecond victories. Fun for all ages. There are many reasons to love swimming-discover 12 of them! Topics include swimming's history, four different strokes, elite competitions like the Olympics, and famous athletes, such as Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky. Includes a glossary, index, and editor-curated online resources for up-to-date information"--
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c2000., Harcourt Call No: B797.21092 B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement.
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-- Gertrude Ederlec2000., Juvenile, Harcourt Brace Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement.
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-- Gertrude Ederle2005, c2000., Juvenile, Harcourt Brace Call No: B Edition: 1st Voyager Books e Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement.
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-- Gertrude Ederlec2000., Juvenile, Harcourt Brace Call No: Biography EDERLE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement.
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2023., Juvenile, Thorndike Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: Large print edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Thorndike Press youth large print.Summary Note: Dominican American girl Ani loves swimming in the sea and in the pool. Her father secretly lets her join the swim team but they don't tell Ani's mother because her brother died in the water of a hurricane years ago and she would be upset. However, when Ani's joints swell up, she's forced to visit the doctor and tell what she's been doing. Ani is diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, but fortunately her doctor believes that swimming and medication will help her manage it. Ani grieves for who she was, but bravely faces the future and who she is becoming.
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By Jarzab, Anna[2020]., Adolescent, Inkyard Press Call No: TEEN FIC JAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Susannah Ramos has always loved the water. A swimmer whose early talent made her a world champion, Susannah was poised for greatness in a sport that demands so much of its young. But an inexplicable slowdown has put her dream in jeopardy, and Susannah is fighting to keep her career afloat when two important people enter her life: a new coach with a revolutionary training strategy, and a charming fellow swimmer named Harry Matthews. As Susannah begins her long and painful climb back to the top, her friendship with Harry blossoms into passionate and supportive love. But Harry is facing challenges of his own, and even as their bond draws them closer together, other forces work to tear them apart. As she struggles to balance her needs with those of the people who matter most to her, Susannah will learn the cost--and the beauty--of trying to achieve something extraordinary"--Provided by publisher.
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By Jarzab, AnnaÃ2020., Adolescent, Inkyard Press Call No: SPORTS FICTION FIC JAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Susannah Ramos has always loved the water. A swimmer whose early talent made her a world champion, Susannah was poised for greatness in a sport that demands so much of its young. But an inexplicable slowdown has put her dream in jeopardy, and Susannah is fighting to keep her career afloat when two important people enter her life: a new coach with a revolutionary training strategy, and a charming fellow swimmer named Harry Matthews. As Susannah begins her long and painful climb back to the top, her friendship with Harry blossoms into passionate and supportive love. But Harry is facing challenges of his own, and even as their bond draws them closer together, other forces work to tear them apart. As she struggles to balance her needs with those of the people who matter most to her, Susannah will learn the cost--and the beauty--of trying to achieve something extraordinary"--Provided by publisher.
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By Jarzab, AnnaÃ2020., Adolescent, Inkyard Press Call No: TEEN FIC JAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Susannah Ramos has always loved the water. A swimmer whose early talent made her a world champion, Susannah was poised for greatness in a sport that demands so much of its young. But an inexplicable slowdown has put her dream in jeopardy, and Susannah is fighting to keep her career afloat when two important people enter her life: a new coach with a revolutionary training strategy, and a charming fellow swimmer named Harry Matthews. As Susannah begins her long and painful climb back to the top, her friendship with Harry blossoms into passionate and supportive love. But Harry is facing challenges of his own, and even as their bond draws them closer together, other forces work to tear them apart. As she struggles to balance her needs with those of the people who matter most to her, Susannah will learn the cost--and the beauty--of trying to achieve something extraordinary"--Provided by publisher.
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[2022]., Adolescent, Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: TEEN FIC SYL Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Veronica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid at a Central Florida theme park in the summer before her senior year, all while figuring out her first real boyfriend and how to feel safe in her own body"--
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By Gagne, Tammy[2014], Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Randy's corner. Day by day with--Summary Note: A brief overview of the life of swimmer Missy Franklin, who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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By Jaffe, Sara2015., Tin House Books Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st US ed. 2015. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Julie's family life is routine and boring, and no one talks about her older brother, a one-time Olympic-hopeful swimmer who now lives in Berlin. Julie never considered joining the swim team, until Alexis, the girls' team captain, tries to recruit her. It's a dare, and a flirtation -- and a chance for Julie to find her brother, or to finally let him go"--Front flap.
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By Jaffe, Sara2015, Tin House Books Call No: 811 .6 Edition: First US edition Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's 1992, and the world is caught up in the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the Balkan Wars, but for fifteen-year-old Julie Winter, the news is noise. In Portland, Oregon, Julie moves through her days in a series of negatives: the skaters she doesn't think are cute, the trinkets she doesn't buy at the craft fair, the umbrella she refuses to carry despite the incessant rain. Her family life is routine and restrained, and no one talks about Julie's older brother, a one-time Olympic-hopeful swimmer who now lives in self-imposed exile in Berlin. Julie has never considered swimming herself, until Alexis, the girls' swim team captain, tries to recruit her. It's a dare, and a flirtation--and a chance for Julie to find her brother, or to finally let him go. Anything could happen when her body hits water" --
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By Mullen, P. Hc2001., Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Follows the Olympic journey of U.S. swimmers who trained for two years at the Santa Clara Swim Club in northern California in preparation for the 2000 games.
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2016., Adolescent, Feiwel and Friends Call No: SPORTS FICTION Edition: 1st ed.: 2016. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "I am Lou Brown: social outcast, precocious failure. 5'10" and still growing. I was on the fast track to Olympic stardom. Now, I'm training boys too cool to talk to me. In a sport I just made up. In a fish tank. My life has quickly become very weird"--Dust jacket.
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Adolescent Call No: Sports FIC LUURTSEMA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Lou Brown is a fast individual medley swimmer, training for the Olympics. But when she tanks the time trials, she starts over and goes back to school. It's hard to fit in with the existing social groups. When she is asked to choreograph an underwater dance routine for their Britain's Hidden Talent audition, will Lou be able to overcome her status as a social outcast?
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Ã2016., Adolescent, Square Fish, Feiwel and Friends Call No: SPORTS FIC LUU Edition: 1st Square Fish ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "I am Lou Brown: social outcast, precocious failure. 5'10" and still growing. I was on the fast track to Olympic stardom. Now, I'm training boys too cool to talk to me. In a sport I just made up. In a fish tank. My life has quickly become very weird"--Back cover.
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Call No: Biography LEDECKY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Superstar swimmer Katie Ledecky has six Olympic medals and fifteen World Championship medals. Discover how this Olympian made history.
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2009., Primary, Scholastic Press Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: As a child growing up in Australia, Annette Kellerman was a frail ugly duckling who dreamed of becoming a graceful ballerina. With courage and determination, she confronted a crippling illness to become an internationally known record-setting athlete who revolutionized the sport of swimming for women, a movie star who invented water ballet, and a fashion revolutionary who modernized the swimsuit.
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c2009., Morgan Reynolds Pub. Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the life and career of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, discussing his early swimming successes, intense training schedule, turbulent relationship with his coach, record-breaking achievements, and other related topics.