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Mazeika, Katie Schwartz, Heather E Stout, Glenn Valosik, Vicki Van Cleave, Ryan G.Van Cleave, Ryan G.
Summary: "At just 15 years old, Katie Ledecky won her first gold Olympic medal. Since then, she has added nine more Olympic medals and 21 world championships. She has also broken 16 world records and has the most individual world swimming titles of all time-more than any man or woman in swimming history. Dive into this inspiring sports biography and learn all about Katie Ledecky and her legacy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2025
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Summary: "Meet "The Original Mermaid," Annette Kellerman! 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KELStout, Glenn
Summary: In 1926, a plucky American teenager named Trudy Ederle captured the imagination of the world when she became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Stout offers the dramatic and inspiring story of Ederle's pursuit of a goal no one believed possible, and the price she paid.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009
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Summary: Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of synchronized swimming's elevation to Olympic status, this breathtaking book, tracing a century of aquatic performance, from vaudeville and dime museums to the Olympic arena, honors the grit, glamor and sheer athleticism of an utterly unique sport that forever changed women's relationships with water.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.2 VALSchwartz, Heather E
Summary: Introduces the life of swimmer Simone Manuel, from her childhood to her greatest accomplishments in her sport.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2018