Swimming World: By a Fraction of a Second

By a Fraction of a Second
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>The inside story of nine female swimmers and their year leading up to the Olympics. By Lois Ruskai Melina, with a Forward by Summer Sanders.

Read about seven members (five medalists) on the U.S. Olympic team, including: Megan Quann, gold medalist, 100 breast, 400 medley relay, Kristy Kowal, silver medalist, 200 breast and Lindsay Benko, gold medalist, 4 x 200 relay, and three other Olympic Trials finalists and semi-finalists, including Kristine Quance-Julian and Keiko Price.

Lois Melina, a contributor to Swimming World, followed nine of the top female swimmers in the United States for more than a year leading up to the 2000 Olympic Trials, and continued their stories through the Olympic Trials. Of the nine swimmers, six qualified for the 2000 Olympic team, and of those, five won medals in Sydney.

Athletes at all levels and in all sports, as well as coaches, officials, and parents, will find inspiration in the stories of athletes trying to come back from a car accident, injury and pregnancy; athletes trying to step up to the elite level; and athletes trying to maintain their position at the top of the sport.

Also included in the book is helpful information about technique and training, as well as discussions of current issues such as; high-tech swimwear, eating disorders, and performance-enhancing drugs.

Author: Lois Melina
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Reviewed By: John Feinstein
John Feinstein, author of The Majors and , It's almost impossible for a non-swimmer to understand what elite swimmers go through to reach the top of their sport. This book pulls off that near impossible feat.

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