Presents a children's study of how the various muscles in the body work during swimming, and describes the speeds at which animals and humans swim and why some animals can swim long distances.
A dictionary of terms used in three water sports, each identified by a symbol: swimming by a figure in the crawl stroke position, diving by a figure bent into diving position, and surfing by a crested wave.
Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school's less popular students.
To save her reputation at school and keep her position on the swim team, Amber must uncover the identity of the mysterious sstranger who has been sending threatening email messages to her website.
As fifteen-year-old Jamie becomes involved in the swim team and Special Olympics coaching, as part of her effort to fit in and be normal, she tries to remember to talk to God.
After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.
Although the other animals tease him because he can only swim in circles, a baby duck becomes a hero when his manner of swimming saves him from a hungry fox.
