ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tamra B. Orr is the author of more than 400 books for readers of all ages. Tamra, who has four
grown kids, lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, dog, and cat. She is a graduate of Ball
State University and spends most of her free time reading, camping, and finding out more about
the world around her.
Published in the United States of America by Cherry Lake Publishing
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Content Adviser: Michael Giromini, Director of Regional School Improvement and Accountability at Plymouth-Canton
Community Schools, former physics teacher and swim coach
Reading Adviser: Marla Conn, ReadAbility, Inc.
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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Orr, Tamra
The science of a flip turn/Tamra B. Orr.
pages cm.—(Full-Speed Sports)
Includes index.
Audience: Age: 8–12.
Audience: Grade: 4 to 6.
ISBN 978-1-63362-583-9 (hardcover)—ISBN (invalid) 978-1-63362-763-5 (pdf)—ISBN 978-1-63362-673-7 (paperback)—
ISBN 978-1-63362-853-3 (ebook)
1. Swimming—Starts and turns. I. Title.
GV838.53.S75O77 2015
797.2—dc23
2014050351
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