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The last wave / by Best, Gillian,1975-author.;
"A beautifully rendered family drama set in Dover, England, between the 1940s and the present day, The Last Wave follows the life of Martha, a woman who has swum the English Channel ten times, and the complex relationships she has with her husband, her children, and her close friends. The one constant in Martha's life is the sea, from her first accidental baptism to her final crossing of the channel. The sea is an escape from her responsibilities as a wife and a mother; it consoles her when she is diagnosed with cancer; and it comforts her when her husband's mind begins to unravel."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Swimmers; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Phantom limbs / by Garner, Paula.;
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Subjects: Youth with disabilities; Swimmers; Brothers; Moving, Household; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Deep end / by Hazelwood, Ali,author.;
"A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships-at least, that's what she tells herself. Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It's how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes. So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water ... "--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Sports fiction.; Novels.; College students; Divers; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Swimmers;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Big river man [videorecording (DVD)] / by Marin.; Strel, Martin.; Mongrel Media.;
Martin Strel.To be titled "Big River Man", the film will follow Strel as he attempts to cover 3,375 miles in what is being billed as the world's longest swim. Strel, who hails from Slovenia, previously completed record swims in the Danube, Mississippi and Yangzte rivers and holds several Guinness World Records.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Strel, Martin.; Documentary films.; Eccentrics and eccentricities.; Long distance swimming; Swimmers; Swimming.;
© c2010., Mongrel Media,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Chlorine : a novel / by Song, Jade,author.;
A high school swimmer, intent on being scouted and awarded a scholarship, tries to deal with the pressure of it all while feeling a strange, dark suspicion that she is actually a mermaid.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Chinese American teenagers; Lesbian teenagers; Mermaids; Monsters; Teenage girls; Women swimmers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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El Niño / by Ryan, Pam Muñoz.; Cepeda, Joe.;
Over the course of a California summer, Kai, a competitive swimmer in training, learns about a legendary Amazonian queen, about El Nino and about letting go of grief.
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Legends; Swimming; Grief;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Barely floating / by Rivera, Lilliam.;
Twelve-year-old Natalia's dream of becoming a synchronized swimmer is in jeopardy when her parents decide they are against a sport that emphasizes looks, but Nat is determined to change their minds.
Subjects: Synchronized swimming; Mexican Americans; Families; Friendship; Secrecy; Self-esteem;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fish / by Parker, Steve,1952-;
Take a plunge into the depths and encounter speedy swimmers, deep divers, and bottom feeders. From stealthy sharks to curious catfish, find out fantastic fishy facts about how these underwater creatures hunt, hide, drive, and glide.LSC
Subjects: Fishes; Sharks; Marine animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Under water / by Barrett, Casey.;
Disgraced competitive swimmer and unlicensed PI Duck Darley must revisit his past when he is tasked with finding the daughter of a former roommate, an investigation that is complicated by the murder of the missing girl's ex-boyfriend.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Private investigators; Missing persons;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Salma joins the team / by Ramadan, Ahmad Danny.; Bron, Anna,1989-;
Salma dreams of becoming a champion swimmer like her hero, Olympian Yusra Mardini. So when she signs up for her school's swim club, it feels like her dreams could come true... until mean comments from older girls at the pool and women at her mosque spark body image and self-esteem issues. But with the help of her close friends and family--the team that always has her back--Salma is ready to claim her place in the pool.
Subjects: Syrian Canadians; Siblings; Muslims; Swimming; Immigrants; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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