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Fanny and Mina
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“Women’s Swimming at the Stockholm Games!”When Fanny and Mina see the headline that women will compete in swimming for the first time at the Stockholm Olympic Games they are determined to make the team. But first they have to convince the Australian Olympic Committee that sending...
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“Women’s Swimming at the Stockholm Games!”
When Fanny and Mina see the headline that women will compete in swimming for the first time at the Stockholm Olympic Games they are determined to make the team. But first they have to convince the Australian Olympic Committee that sending women is not a waste of money.
The story of Fanny Durak and Mina Wylie, who against the odds, became the first women to win Olympic medals in swimming.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781922998231
Publisher: Windy Hollow Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 April 2026
Country: Australia
Imprint: Windy Hollow Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Hilary Cresp
Audience: General / adult, Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 260.0mm
Height: 220.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Samantha Tidy is an award-winning author of book for both children and adults. She writes fiction and non-fiction that seeks to cultivate community and connection. Her previous book for Windy Hollow Books was Cloudspotting
Hilary Cresp is an illustrator who lives in Melbourne. Her drawings tell stories evoking the possibilities and imagination of childhood. Whether exploring outer space or chasing dragons with friends, Hilary’s adventurous characters play an active part in their own story. Inspired by wandering in nature or around the city streets, it’s Hilary’s curiosity about people and the world she brings to her work.
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