Description:Chapters: Elaine Tanner, David Gerrard, Bob Mcgregor, Linda Ludgrove, Vivien Haddon, Paul Nash, Michael Turner, Tony Graham, Margaret Macrae, Paddy O'carroll, Hilton Brown. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. 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: Elaine Tanner-Watt, OC (born February 22, 1951 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian swimmer. Nicknamed "Mighty Mouse" partly because of her small stature (standing barely five feet tall) and partly due to her competitive drive, Tanner had a large impact on Canadian swimming and is considered one of the top performers in the sport. During the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, Tanner won four gold medals and three silvers, becoming the first woman to ever win four golds at a Commonwealth Games. She was named Canadas best athlete in 1966 the youngest person to ever receive the award and was also selected this countrys top athlete overall. The following year at the Pan American Games, Tanner won two gold and three silver medals in Winnipeg, breaking two world records in the process. Tanner arrived at the 1968 Summer Olympics as a heavy medal favorite. She earned three times in Mexico City, winning two individual silver medals and one relay bronze. Suffering from depression, Tanner retired from competition after the 1968 Olympics at just 18 years of age. In 1969, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1971. The Elaine Tanner Award has been presented to Canadas top junior female athlete since 1972. Tanner lives in White Rock, BC with her husband John Watt. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=188485We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Elaine Tanner, David Gerrard, Bob McGregor, Linda Ludgrove, Vivien Haddon. To get started finding Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Elaine Tanner, David Gerrard, Bob McGregor, Linda Ludgrove, Vivien Haddon, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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32
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Books LLC
Release
2010
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1157285007
Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Elaine Tanner, David Gerrard, Bob McGregor, Linda Ludgrove, Vivien Haddon
Description: Chapters: Elaine Tanner, David Gerrard, Bob Mcgregor, Linda Ludgrove, Vivien Haddon, Paul Nash, Michael Turner, Tony Graham, Margaret Macrae, Paddy O'carroll, Hilton Brown. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. 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: Elaine Tanner-Watt, OC (born February 22, 1951 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian swimmer. Nicknamed "Mighty Mouse" partly because of her small stature (standing barely five feet tall) and partly due to her competitive drive, Tanner had a large impact on Canadian swimming and is considered one of the top performers in the sport. During the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, Tanner won four gold medals and three silvers, becoming the first woman to ever win four golds at a Commonwealth Games. She was named Canadas best athlete in 1966 the youngest person to ever receive the award and was also selected this countrys top athlete overall. The following year at the Pan American Games, Tanner won two gold and three silver medals in Winnipeg, breaking two world records in the process. Tanner arrived at the 1968 Summer Olympics as a heavy medal favorite. She earned three times in Mexico City, winning two individual silver medals and one relay bronze. Suffering from depression, Tanner retired from competition after the 1968 Olympics at just 18 years of age. In 1969, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1971. The Elaine Tanner Award has been presented to Canadas top junior female athlete since 1972. Tanner lives in White Rock, BC with her husband John Watt. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=188485We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Elaine Tanner, David Gerrard, Bob McGregor, Linda Ludgrove, Vivien Haddon. To get started finding Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Elaine Tanner, David Gerrard, Bob McGregor, Linda Ludgrove, Vivien Haddon, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.