Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming by Lohn, John

Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780810867758)

Vendor: John Lohn
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
$132.00
$132.00
$132.00
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Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming by Lohn, John

Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming

$132.00
Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming by Lohn, John

Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming

$132.00
Format: Hardcover
Description
Description
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The Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming examines the sport of swimming since its inception as a competitive athletic event. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and appendixes that detail Olympic and World Championships medal winners. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on individuals, major competitions, and there are also entries for each of the competitive strokes and countries that have enjoyed significant success in the sport.

Author: John Lohn
ISBN-10: 0810867753
ISBN-13: 9780810867758
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2010
Pages: 356
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2011
Library Journal 12/01/2010 pg. 140
Booklist 01/01/2011 pg. 120
By John Lohn
By John Lohn
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John Lohn is the Senior Writer for Swimming World Magazine, having covered the sport at the national and international levels since 2000. He covered the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, chronicling the record-breaking eight-gold medal performance of Michael Phelps.

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