# The Watermen

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- Book: [The Watermen](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-loynd/the-watermen) ([The Watermen.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-loynd/the-watermen.md))
- Authors: [Michael Loynd](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-loynd)
- Publisher: ballantine_books
- ISBN: 978-05-9335-706-4
- Pages: 416
- Published: 2023-06-13
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

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] to life an inspiring figure and illuminate[s]...