The Three-Year Swim Club

Julie Checkoway talked about her book, The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui’s Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glo… read more

Julie Checkoway talked about her book, The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui’s Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory, about a plan devised in 1937 by a grammar teacher to transform a group of underprivileged Japanese immigrants into Olympic swimmers, despite their inexperience. close

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The Three-Year Swim Club

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Program ID:
400030-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Pasadena, California, United States
First Aired:
Dec 19, 2015 | 8:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Jan 18, 2016 | 9:30pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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  • Dec 19, 2015 | 8:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 20, 2015 | 3:15pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 03, 2016 | 4:00am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 18, 2016 | 9:30pm EST | C-SPAN 2
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