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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Water sports & recreations > Swimming & diving
Ant developed a fascination for the natural world at an early age,
becoming especially passionate about fishing and diving. It has
been a constant theme throughout his life and so, when he was
diagnosed with Parkinson's at the early age of 48 years, it was
devastating. However, he was fortunate enough to be offered
ground-breaking brain surgery which enabled him to continue to
enjoy life. From the thrill of catching bass and the excitement of
diving for lobster and bull huss to the humour of marauding gerbils
in the biology lab and his childhood love for a pet crow - this
book will appeal to any reader who shares a passion for life.
In 1937 an ordinary school teacher on the island of Maui took a
group of under privileged children, most of Japanese ancestry, and
trained them to become Olympic swimmers. He called his plan the
'Three-Year Swim Club' and he succeeded in producing true American
heroes whose story has never been told. None of the barefoot
children had ever laid eyes on a pool. Their only experience in
water was playing naked in the filthy irrigation ditches that
snaked down from the mountains and into the sugar cane fields. And
the coach knew nothing about coaching and couldn't swim a lap to
save his life. But, against all odds, and during a period of
history marked by virulent racism and the Second World War, the
children embarked on an unlikely path that led them to become
celebrated swimmers from LA to London, and real-life American
heroes.
The Definitive Guide to Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in Palm Beach
"This is what divers want. A mapping style and key information
presented in a way that really prepares you for each dive site. I
expect this book will be the tool that dive shops give to their new
divemasters to learn all of the top dive sites quickly." Ocean
Frontiers #1 New Release in Scuba Travel Guides For Lonely Planet
fans comes a unique and essential scuba, snorkel, and surf travel
guide. A great Florida travel book. The detailed descriptions and
illustrations of beaches, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and other dive
spots are ideal for divers, snorkelers, kitesurfers and
windsurfers. This guidebook will help you make the most of your
time in the city and in the water. Detailed descriptions and map
art. Reef Smart catalogues the beaches, surf spots, and dive and
snorkel sites in Palm Beach. With the help of Reef Smart's unique
3D-mapping technology, learn all you need to know about the
regions' top dive and snorkel sites. These maps provide useful
information such as depths, currents, waves, suggested routes,
potential hazards, unique structures and species information. Don't
go diving without it. This indispensable resource will help you
plan and execute dives without a hitch. Make sure to pack this
guidebook with the rest of your scuba gear. This guidebook
provides: The best locations for diving, snorkeling and surfing,
and how to access them Detailed 3D maps, graphics and information
to help you plan your time in and out of the water Species guide to
help you identify and understand the marine creatures you'll
encounter And much more! A unique and comprehensive SCUBA diving
book. Also look for Reef Smart Guides Florida: Fort Lauderdale,
Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach; Reef Smart Guides Barbados; and
the best selling Reef Smart Guides Bonaire.
"When my parents signed me up to Trojan Swimming Club, they had no
idea of the evil behind Gibney's interest in me. As a
thirteen-year-old, who knew nothing but kindness and love, I was
ill-equipped to understand what was happening as he insidiously
dominated my thinking and isolated me from anyone who might come
between us. The process of entrapment was quick, and in full view
of my family and team-mates I became a prisoner - bullied,
manipulated and abused, unnoticed by those close to me. So complete
was Gibney's control of me that not only could I not see a way out,
it didn't even occur to me to look for one." At age thirteen, Trish
Kearney's idyllic childhood was abruptly ended when her swimming
coach - the internationally recognised George Gibney - began
abusing her. Six years later, the Seoul Olympics firmly within her
sights, she sacrificed a promising swimming career to walk free of
her abuser. In her memoir, she describes how suppressed memories of
those difficult years resurfaced after the birth of her first
child, and the momentous journey set in train when a letter arrived
from former team-mate Gary O'Toole, opening the Pandora's box on
the abuse - leading to a failed court case and Gibney's ultimate
exposure in the press as a rampant, controlling paedophile. Above
Water is a survivor's story, of coming up for air after decades of
burying trauma, and of learning to breathe again. It shines a light
into dark places just as it casts its beam outwards, signalling the
healing power of love, family and one woman's indomitable spirit.
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