Great Moments in Olympic Swimming & Diving

by Karen Rosen

Overview

Perhaps no sporting event has told more amazing stories than the Olympic Games. Great Moments in Olympic Swimming and Diving tells the stories of surprise and dominance, of inspiration and determination, of persistence and overcoming adversity. Title includes colorful descriptions of memorable moments old and new, a list of great Olympians in swimming and diving, Great Moment sidebars, and frequent subheads.

Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629684444
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2014
Series:	Great Moments in Olympic Sports
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	1,043,196
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

1 Paris 1924: Tarzan of the Pool:p7

2 Melbourne 1956: the Double-Double 13

3 Tokyo 1964: A Wild Ride 19

4 Munich 1972: Spitz for Seven 25

5 Montreal 1976: in the Face of Doping 33

6 Seoul 1988: Bouncing Back 41

7 Sydney 2000: A Surprise Splash 47

8 Beijing 2008: Eight for Eight 53

Great Olympians 60

Glossary 61

For More information 62

Index 64

About the Author 64