Anthony Ervin, Constantine Markides

Chasing Water

Elegy of an Olympian

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Produktbeschreibung

In advance of the 2016 Olympics, Akashic launches a new sports imprint, curated by Dave Zirin, with a dramatic memoir by an Olympic gold-medalist.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Akashic Books, U.S.
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 139mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781617754449
• ISBN-10: 1617754447
• Artikelnr.: 43748290

Autorenporträt

Anthony Ervin is an American Olympian who resides in Los Angeles, where he continues to pursue his career as a professional swimmer, speaker, and coach. In the 2016 Rio Olympics he won two gold medals, including one in the 50-meter free, making history as the oldest individual swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal. Constantine Markides is a New York-based swim trainer and former correspondent for the international daily newspaper Cyprus Mail. He has worked with CNN's Anderson Cooper and was featured on CBC and NPR's Marketplace. His essays and fiction have been published in various magazines and journals, including Rolling Stone. A high school state champion swimmer, Markides also swam for Columbia University.