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003			OCoLC
005			20240619121643.0
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020			_a9781668060209 _q(hardcover)
020			_a1668060205 _q(hardcover)
020			_a9781668060216 _q(trade paperback)
020			_a1668060213 _q(trade paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)1425817719
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092			_aLEDECKY, K. _bL473
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aLedecky, Katie, _d1997- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aJust add water / _cKatie Ledecky.
246	1	4	_aJust add water : _bmy swimming life
250			_aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bSimon & Schuster, _c2024.
300			_a244 pages, 16 unnumberd pages of plates : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"I never imagined I would make it to the Olympics, or be at this level, or write a book about this unlikely career that I've had. But I've really enjoyed the ride, this journey." Katie Ledecky is one of the best swimmers ever to compete. She has won more individual Olympic races than any female swimmer in history. A three-time Olympian, a seven-time gold medalist, a twenty-one-time world champion, eight-time NCAA Champion, and world record-holder in individual swimming events, Ledecky shares what it takes to compete at an elite level. Again and again, Katie Ledecky has broken records: those of others and, increasingly, her own. She is both consistent and innovative--consistent at setting goals and shattering them, and innovative in the way she approaches her training. A true competitor, she sets her goals by choosing the ones that feel the scariest. But, crucially, she never sacrifices the joy of competition, even in the face of adversity. Her positive mental outlook and a great support system provides the springboard to her success. This candid and inspiring memoir charts Ledecky's life in swimming. It details her start in Bethesda, Maryland, where she played sharks and minnows and first discovered the joy of the pool; her early foray into the Olympics at the tender age of fifteen where, as the youngest member of the American team, she stunned everyone by winning her first gold medal; her time balancing competition and her education at Stanford University; how she developed a champion's mindset that has allowed her to persevere through so many meets, even under intense pressure; and how she has maintained her dominance in a sport where success depends on milliseconds. You learn how every element of her life--from the support of her family to the tutelage of her coaches, from her childhood spent in summer league swimming to the bright lights of Olympic pools in London, Rio, and Tokyo--set her up to become the champion she is. In the end, Katie's story is about testing yourself against the difficult, and seeing who you become on the other side"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Palisades -- Michael -- Yuri -- London -- Dad -- Kazan -- Technique, training, tenacity, tedium -- Grandpa Jerry -- Bruce -- Rio -- Grandma Hagan -- Stanford and Greg -- Rules -- Korea -- Grandpa Hagan -- Covid -- Mom -- Tokyo -- Grandma Berta -- Gainesville and nesty -- Friends and neighbors -- Swim like a girl -- End -- Postcript -- Acknowledgments.
600	1	0	_aLedecky, Katie, _d1997-
650		0	_aWomen swimmers _zUnited States _vBiography. _9135514
650		0	_aSwimmers _zUnited States _vBiography. _968715
650		0	_aWomen Olympic athletes _zUnited States _vBiography. _9235901
650		0	_aOlympic athletes _zUnited States _vBiography. _9227514
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