The Watermen by Michael Loynd: 9780593357064 | : Books

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The feel-good underdog story of the first American swimmer to win Olympic gold, set against the turbulent rebirth of the modern Games, that “bring[s]

The Watermen by Michael Loynd: 9780593357064 | : Books

The Watermen: The Underdog Story Behind The Birth of American Swimming

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The Watermen: The Birth of American Swimming and One Young Man's Fight to Capture Olympic Gold by Michael Loynd

The Watermen: The Birth of American Swimming and One Young Man's Fight to Capture Olympic Gold: Loynd, Michael: 9780593357040: : Books

The Watermen: The Birth of American Swimming and One Young Man's Fight to Capture Olympic Gold by Michael Loynd

On the surface, young Charles had it all: high-society parents, a place at an exclusive New York City prep school, summer vacations in the Adirondacks. But the scrawny teenager suffered from extreme anxiety thanks to a sadistic father who mired the family in bankruptcy and scandal before abandoning Charles and his mother altogether. Charles’s only source of joy was swimming. But with no one to teach him, he struggled with technique—until he caught the eye of two immigrant coaches.