
How Charles Daniels turned American swimming from joke to juggernaut
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
June 7, 202221m 49s
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Show Notes
St. Louis attorney Michael Loynd’s nonfiction debut, “The Watermen,” explores the birth of American swimming through the remarkable rise of Charles Daniels, an underdog from a scandal-marred background who became the first American swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal.