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A review by justicepirate
The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory by Julie Checkoway
3.0
3.75 stars
This is a detailed biography about those who changed the history of how swimming as a sport is done. Filipino and Japanese Americans living in Hawaii during the late 1930s are taught how to swim against a current in a ditch. They begin to compete in swimming competitions around the world, including the Olympics, becoming great champions. This is a story about their coach and the kids who came out of the club. They endured racism, poverty, and looking nothing like those who were considered champions, but proved the world wrong. I really loved this!! It was a story I had never heard of before!
This is a detailed biography about those who changed the history of how swimming as a sport is done. Filipino and Japanese Americans living in Hawaii during the late 1930s are taught how to swim against a current in a ditch. They begin to compete in swimming competitions around the world, including the Olympics, becoming great champions. This is a story about their coach and the kids who came out of the club. They endured racism, poverty, and looking nothing like those who were considered champions, but proved the world wrong. I really loved this!! It was a story I had never heard of before!