Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 192
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4422-3699-8 • Hardback • August 2014 • $88.00 • (£68.00)
978-1-4422-3700-1 • eBook • August 2014 • $83.50 • (£64.00)
John P. Lohn is the United States correspondent for SwimVortex, and former senior writer for Swimming World Magazine. Lohn has covered the sport at the national and international levels since 2000, including the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. He was the deputy sports editor for the Delaware County Daily Times before becoming a library media specialist. Lohn is the author of the Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming (2010) and They Ruled the Pool: The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History (2013). He is the editor of the Rowman & Littlefield Swimming Series.
Chronology
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Welcome the Women
Chapter 2: Before He Swung From Vines
Chapter 3: The Dawn of Greatness
Chapter 4: Meyer's Gold Mine
Chapter 5: Seven For Spitz
Chapter 6: Hello, and Goodbye
Chapter 7: A Matter of Timing
Chapter 8: Gulping Down Gold
Chapter 9: USA All the Way
Chapter 10: Brigitha Breaks Barrier
Chapter 11: Political Pawns
Chapter 12: Rowdy's Reaction
Chapter 13: A Tie Game
Chapter 14: The Best of Biondi
Chapter 15: Nesty Nets Gold
Chapter 16: The Dragon Slayer
Chapter 17: A Tale of Redemption
Chapter 18: Gold-Medal Guitar
Chapter 19: Eric the Eel
Chapter 20: A Tie Between Teammates
Chapter 21: Race of the Century
Chapter 22: An Illegal Kickstart
Chapter 23: An Anchor's Way
Chapter 24: A Half-Stroke For History
Chapter 25: Age is Just a Number
Chapter 26: Under Consideration
Appendix A: The Olympic Games (Dates/Sites)
Appendix B: Most Overall Medals (By Country)
Appendix C: Most Gold Medals (Career)
Appendix D: Most Medals (Career)
Appendix E: Most Gold Medals (Olympiad)
Appendix F: Most Medals (Olympiad)
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
This book, part of the Rowman & Littlefield Swimming Series, highlights 25 of the best moments in swimming history. The chronologically ordered moments included here were history-making, had a huge emotional impact, were totally thrilling, or transcended the sport in some way. The vignettes do not just list the facts, but tell the history of the moment under discussion and the sport itself. The book begins with Australian Fanny Durack's win in the 100 freestyle at the 1912 Stockholm games and concludes with 41-year-old American Dara Torres's three silver medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In between, the book features moments such as Mark Spitz's seven gold medals at the 1972 games in Munich, forced doping by the East German women's swimmers in the 1970's and 1980's, the American boycott of the 1980 summer games in Moscow, the gold medal 100 butterfly race by Anthony Nesty of Suriname at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and the U.S. men's 400 freestyle relay at the 2008 games in Beijing under the anchor leg by Jason Lezak. The book has six appendixes, a bibliography, and an index. This would be a welcome addition for a library looking for reference materials on swimming or sports; it will also appeal to a general audience.
— American Reference Books Annual