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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,
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- Deep water / by Sumner, Jamie.;
Twelve-year-old Tully's attempt to swim across Lake Tahoe after a heartbreaking loss and become the youngest person to complete the famous "Godfather" swim takes a dangerous turn, forcing her to choose between safety and a win that could change everything.Ages 10 up.- Subjects: Novels in verse.; Long distance swimming; Mothers; Loss (Psychology); Best friends; Friendship;
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- Young woman and the sea : how Trudy Ederle conquered the English Channel and inspired the world / by Stout, Glenn,1958-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."By age twenty, at the height of the Jazz Age, Trudy Ederle was the most accomplished swimmer in the world. She'd won Olympic gold and set a host of world records. but the greatest challenge remained: the English Channel. Only a few swimmers, none of them women, had ever made the treacherous twenty-one mile crossing. Trudy's failed first attempt seemed to confirm what many naysayers believed: no woman could possibly accomplish such a thing. In 1926, Ederle proved them wrong ... "--Back cover.- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Ederle, Gertrude, 1906-2003.; Long distance swimming; Swimmers; Women swimmers;
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- Annaleise Carr : how I conquered Lake Ontario to help kids battling cancer / by Carr, Annaleise,1998-; Ellis, Deborah,1960-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Annaleise Carr describes her swim across Lake Ontario in 2012 which she undertook in order to raise money for Camp Trillium, a camp for kids with cancer."12+ RL 4.8"--P. [4] of cover.LSC- Subjects: Carr, Annaleise, 1998-; Swimmers; Women swimmers; Long distance swimming;
- © c2014., James Lorimer & Co.,
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