Sakamoto's swim club : how a teacher led an unlikely team to victory
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Toronto : Kids Can Press, [2021].
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Book
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Port Angeles - J Nonfiction
J 797.2109 ABERY
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J 797.2109 ABERY
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Published
Toronto : Kids Can Press, [2021].
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
Street Date
202105
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 2.2, 1 Points

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Includes bibliographical references (page [40]).
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"The true story of science teacher Soichi Sakamoto, who formed a champion swim club consisting of the Hawaiian and Japanese children of impoverished sugarcane workers in the 1930s. Without a proper pool to swim in, Sakamoto trained his team in irrigation ditches and coached the kids to swim against the natural current, building up the swimmers' strength and endurance. The team overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles and surged onto the national swimming scene, dominating events both in the United States and across the world. Almost lost to history, the sugar ditch kids' story is an inspiration to athletes around the world."--,Provided by publisher.