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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1452 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more

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Excellent competitive swimming rules for the backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, indiv, medley, and synch. ... Read more

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When Gracie is suddenly moved from the life she loves in Cochrane, Alberta, to the big city of Calgary, she feels lost. She leaves behind her school, her friends, and worst of all her synchronized swimming team.

So things start to look up when she finds a new team in the city: she's excited to be training with some of the best swimmers in the province. When Rosalyn, the star of the Calgary team, starts driving Gracie to shape up fast or quit, she's relieved to see the familiar face of Christy Aldredge, the top swimmer at her Cochrane synchro club. Talking with Christy, Gracie finds allies in her stand against Rosalyn's unfair bullying.

Pool Princess is a story about the pressures of competitive amateur sport, and about how friendship can help overcome them. ... Read more

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Gracie and her friend Laura are both on the synchronized swim team in their hometown of Cochrane, Alberta.

Gracie is focused and hard-working, eager to be chosen for a solo. Laura is more relaxed about synchro, wanting above all to enjoy the sport. As the swim meet nears, these different approaches strain their friendship and threaten the success of the team itself.

Lively and good humoured, Breathing Not Required is a novel about competition, jealousy, and the importance of friendship. ... Read more

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So inspiring and emotional.A must read for all athletes.
This book brought me to tears while reading her thoughts and feelings on her fiancé's death.Sylvie is such a strong-willed person.She makes you wish that you had her amazing strength and courage.

A French Canadian synchronized swimmer's gold medalquest
I found the story of Sylvie Frechette's childhood and young adult years in Quebec to be of some interest, but was greatly disappointed (as a former synchronized swimmer myself) that she dealt so little with the technical and training aspects of her sport. ... Read more

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Chapters: Gemma Mengual, Andrea Fuentes, Irina Rodríguez, Raquel Corral, Paola Tirados, Thaïs Henríquez, Gisela Morón, Alba María Cabello, Laura López,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Gemma Mengual (born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on April 12, 1977) is a Spanish synchronized swimmer. She has competed at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18913109 ... Read more

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Chapters: Jiang Wenwen, Jiang Tingting, Zhang Xiaohuan, Wang Na, Liu Ou, Huang Xuechen, Gu Beibei, Luo Qian, Sun Qiuting. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jiang Wenwen (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Jing Wénwén; born 25 September 1986 in Chengdu, Sichuan) is a Chinese synchronized swimmer. She has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her duet partner is her twin sister Jiang Tingting. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18669639 ... Read more

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Chapters: Jiang Wenwen, Jiang Tingting, Zhang Xiaohuan, Liu Ou, Huang Xuechen, Gu Beibei, Luo Qian, Sun Qiuting. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jiang Wenwen (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Jing Wénwén; born 25 September 1986 in Chengdu, Sichuan) is a Chinese synchronized swimmer. She has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her duet partner is her twin sister Jiang Tingting. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18669639 ... Read more

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Chapters: Gemma Mengual, Andrea Fuentes, Irina Rodríguez, Raquel Corral, Paola Tirados, Thaïs Henríquez, Gisela Morón, Alba María Cabello, Laura López. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Gemma Mengual (born in Barcelona, Catalonia, on April 12, 1977) is a Spanish synchronized swimmer. She has competed at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18913109 ... Read more

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Jessi is a little nervous when she's chosen to participate in the synchronized swimming event for the Stoneybrook Middle School Sports Festival. Although she's a great ballet dancer, performing ballet in water isn't easy. But when competition time comes, Jessi proves that practice makes perfect. ... Read more

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Gr8 book and really funny
Jessi enters Swiming/dancing and enters in a contest. And there is sports day and Alan Gray and Kristy conpeat agaisnt each other and It is funny because they bet 1 week of being the winners slave. It's funny who wins. I won't tell you!
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cool1
jessi is surprised when she asked to joine a swimming competition. At first, Jessi is nervous. But when the competition comes, will Jessi win?

Cool!
Jessi is honored and surprised when she's asked to participate in a swimming competition. Will Jessi win the competition?

good book
jessi gives water ballet a chance when one of the teachers at SMS discovers her and competes in the school sports celebration and wins.

Synchronized swimming for Jessi???
Jessi thought her dreams came true when she gets the chance to swim with dance and no gym class. But synchronized swimming is harder than it looks and definately no ballet.Meanwhile the Sports Festival is coming and Jessi and her partner feel they are not ready to win, but the BSC have confidence in them.Will Jessi win the gode medal?I have to say, this is definately a different book from the others. ... Read more