100 Greatest Swimmers in History (eBook)

John Lohn (Autor)

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2018 | Updated Edition
280 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-1383-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This book looks at the 100 greatest swimmers in history and features such icons and rising stars as Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, and Mark Spitz. Each chapter includes biographical information, accomplishments, records, and finest performances. This edition has been updated to include two additional World Championships and the 2016 Olympics.

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In The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History, John Lohn profiles some of the biggest names the sport has ever seen, from Mark Spitz and Tracy Caulkins to Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps. Each swimmer is ranked based on achievements such as Olympic medals, world and European championships, and world records. Lohn provides insight into how these swimmers became the best in their sport by detailing their accomplishments, finest performances, records, and noteworthy biographical information. This new, updated edition contains results from the two most recent World Championships and the 2016 Olympic Games, and while many athletes further cemented their top-100 status, some newcomers also made their way into the rankingsincluding Katie Ledecky, who launched herself high up the list with her dominating performances. The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History also features a new section highlighting the top coaches in the sport and includes multiple appendixes that serve as wonderful references for information such as world and Olympic medal counts of the profiled swimmers. Fans, coaches, athletes, and sport historians alike will find this an indispensable resource.

Autor

John Lohn has served as the United States correspondent for SwimVortex and as the senior writer for Swimming World Magazine. He has covered the sport at the national and international levels since 2000, including the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Lohn is the author of Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming (2010), They Ruled the Pool: The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History (2013), and The Most Memorable Moments in Olympic Swimming (2014).

Inhalt

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionA Quick Look at the Top 1001: Michael Phelps2: Mark Spitz3: Katie Ledecky4: Tracy Caulkins5: Krisztina Egerszegi6: Janet Evans7: Dawn Fraser8: Johnny Weissmuller9: Ian Thorpe10: Matt Biondi11: Shane Gould12: Don Schollander13: Tamas Darnyi14: Mary T. Meagher15: Ryan Lochte16: Kornelia Ender17: Alexander Popov18: Debbie Meyer19: Roland Matthes20: Vladimir Salnikov21: Grant Hackett22: Murray Rose23: Kristin Otto24: Aaron Peirsol25: Michael Gross26: Inge de Bruijn27: Natalie Coughlin28: Kosuke Kitajima29: Duke Kahanamoku30: Shirley Babashoff31: Leisel Jones32: Yana Klochkova33: Claudia Kolb34: Kieren Perkins35: Ragnhild Hveger36: Pieter van den Hoogenband37: Jenny Thompson38: John Naber39: Kirsty Coventry40: Sun Yang41: Helene Madison42: Adolph Kiefer43: Penny Heyns44: Gary Hall Jr.45: Rebecca Soni46: Tom Dolan47: Lorraine Crapp48: Ethelda Bleibtrey49: Mike Burton50: Arne Borg51: Charles Daniels52: Donna de Varona53: Mike Barrowman54: Dara Torres55: Sybil Bauer56: Petra Schneider57: John Hencken58: David Wilkie59: Tracey Wickham60: Hendrika Mastenbroek61: Tim Shaw62: Galina Prozumenshchikova63: Yoshiyuki Tsuruta64: Charles Hickcox65: Ann Curtis66: John Konrads67: Karen Muir68: Alex Baumann69: Fanny Durack70: Susan O'Neill71: Brian Goodell72: Lenny Krayzelburg73: Gunnar Larsson74: Martha Norelius75: Katinka Hosszu76: Anthony Ervin77: Brooke Bennett78: Denis Pankratov79: Norman Ross80: Petria Thomas81: Amanda Beard82: Andrew Charlton83: Gary Hall Sr.84: Cynthia Woodhead85: Zoltan Halmay86: Henry Taylor87: Adam Peaty88: Libby Trickett89: Ada Kok90: Jim Montgomery91: Sarah Sjostrom92 : Laszlo Cseh93: Jonty Skinner94: Norbert Rozsa95: Rowdy Gaines96: Rick Carey97: Bruce Furniss98: Victor Davis99: Martin Zubero100: Brendan HansenUnder ConsiderationCoaching GreatsAppendix A: The Male RankingsAppendix B: The Female RankingsAppendix C: The Top 100 by CountryAppendix D: Olympic Medals by CountryAppendix E: Olympic Medals by IndividualsAppendix F: Olympic Medals, MaleAppendix G: Olympic Medals, FemaleAppendix H: World Championships Medals by IndividualsAppendix I: World Championships Medals, MaleAppendix J: World Championships Medals, FemaleBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.8.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 38 Illustrations including: - 31 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 7 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: best swimmers • best swimmers in history • Champion • European Aquatics Championships • favorite swimmers • fina • FINA World Championships • Mark Spitz • Michael Phelps • Olympics • Olympic swimming • Racing • ranked swimmers • Reference • Ryan Lochte • swimmers ranked • swimming • swimming biographies • Winner • World Aquatics Championship
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-1383-X / 153811383X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-1383-7 / 9781538113837