Splash! : 10,000 years of swimming
Record details
- ISBN: 9780306845666
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Physical Description:
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vii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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Subject: | Swimming -- History Olympic games (Ancient) Olympics -- History Olympic games (Ancient) Olympics Swimming |
Genre: | History. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Salt Spring Island Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Salt Spring Island Public Library | 797.21 MEA (Text) | 33123009711848 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |