They ruled the pool : the 100 greatest swimmers in history / John Lohn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lohn, John, 1976-

Series:

Scarecrow Swimming Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swimmers--United States--Biography.

Swimmers.

Aquatic sports--United States.

Aquatic sports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

They Ruled the Pool looks at the careers of the greatest swimmers in history, from Mark Spitz and Tracy Caulkins to Janet Evans and Michael Phelps. Each swimmer is ranked based on achievements such as Olympic medals, world and European championships, world records, and other honors. Thoroughly researched and compiled, each chapter includes biographical information, accomplishments, records, finest performances, and insight into how the swimmer became one of the best in the sport.

Contents:

Contents; Photographs; Acknowledgments; Introduction; A Quick Look at the Top 100; Ch01. Michael Phelps; Ch02. Mark Spitz; Ch03. Tracy Caulkins; Ch04. Krisztina Egerszegi; Ch05. Janet Evans; Ch06. Dawn Fraser; Ch07. Johnny Weissmuller; Ch08. Ian Thorpe; Ch09. Matt Biondi; Ch10. Shane Gould; Ch11. Don Schollander; Ch12. Tamas Darnyi; Ch13. Mary T. Meagher; Ch14. Kornelia Ender; Ch15. Alexander Popov; Ch16. Debbie Meyer; Ch17. Roland Matthes; Ch18. Vladimir Salnikov; Ch19. Grant Hackett; Ch20. Murray Rose; Ch21. Kristin Otto; Ch22. Aaron Peirsol; Ch23. Michael Gross; Ch24. Inge de Bruijn

Ch25. Natalie CoughlinCh26. Kosuke Kitajima; Ch27. Duke Kahanamoku; Ch28. Ryan Lochte; Ch29. Shirley Babashoff; Ch30. Leisel Jones; Ch31. Yana Klochkova; Ch32. Claudia Kolb; Ch33. Kieren Perkins; Ch34. Ragnhild Hveger; Ch35. Pieter van den Hoogenband; Ch36. Jenny Thompson; Ch37. John Naber; Ch38. Kirsty Coventry; Ch39. Helene Madison; Ch40. Adolph Kiefer; Ch41. Penny Heyns; Ch42. Gary Hall Jr.; Ch43. Rebecca Soni; Ch44. Tom Dolan; Ch45. Lorraine Crapp; Ch46. Ethelda Bleibtrey; Ch47. Mike Burton; Ch48. Arne Borg; Ch49. Charles Daniels; Ch50. Donna de Varona; Ch51. Mike Barrowman

Ch52. Dara TorresCh53. Sybil Bauer; Ch54. Petra Schneider; Ch55. John Hencken; Ch56. David Wilkie; Ch57. Tracey Wickham; Ch58. Hendrika Mastenbroek; Ch59. Tim Shaw; Ch60. Galina Prozumenshchikova; Ch61. Yoshiyuki Tsuruta; Ch62. Charles Hickcox; Ch63. Ann Curtis; Ch64. John Konrads; Ch65. Karen Muir; Ch66. Alex Baumann; Ch67. Fanny Durack; Ch68. Susie O'Neill; Ch69. Brian Goodell; Ch70. Lenny Krayzelburg; Ch71. Gunnar Larsson; Ch72. Martha Norelius; Ch73. Brooke Bennett; Ch74. Denis Pankratov; Ch75. Norman Ross; Ch76. Petria Thomas; Ch77. Amanda Beard; Ch78. Andrew Charlton

Ch79. Gary Hall Sr.Ch80. Cynthia Woodhead; Ch81. Zoltan Halmay; Ch82. Henry Taylor; Ch83. Libby Trickett; Ch84. Ada Kok; Ch85. Jim Montgomery; Ch86. Jonty Skinner; Ch87. Norbert Rozsa; Ch88. Rowdy Gaines; Ch89. Rick Carey; Ch90. Ulrike Richter; Ch91 Bruce Furniss; Ch92. Victor Davis; Ch93. Martin Zubero; Ch94. Brendan Hansen; Ch95. Tom Jager; Ch96. Nobutaka Taguchi; Ch97. Ulrike Tauber; Ch98. Ute Geweniger; Ch99. Laszlo Cseh; Ch100. Satoko Tanaka; Under Consideration; Appendix A. THE MALE RANKINGS; Appendix B. THE FEMALE RANKINGS; Appendix C. THE TOP 100 BY COUNTRY

Appendix D. OLYMPIC MEDALS BY COUNTRYAppendix E. OLYMPIC MEDALS BY INDIVIDUALS; Appendix F. OLYMPIC MEDALS, MALE; Appendix G. OLYMPIC MEDALS, FEMALE; Appendix H. WORLD CHAMPIO NSHIP MEDALS BY INDIVIDUALS; Appendix I. WORLD CHAM PIONSHIP MEDALS, MALE; Appendix J. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS, FEMALE; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-299-24330-4

0-8108-8747-9