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Off the Deep End

The Probably Insane Idea That I Could Swim My Way Through a Midlife Crisis--and Qualify for the Olympics

by W. Hodding Carter

Hardcover, 209 pages, Workman Pub Co, List Price: $21.95 |

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Off the Deep End
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The Probably Insane Idea That I Could Swim My Way Through a Midlife Crisis--and Qualify for the Olympics
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W. Hodding Carter

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A lifelong swimming enthusiast who had always dreamed of Olympic glory describes how, despite his failure to qualify for the Olympic trials from 1976 through 2004, he took up his quest at the age of forty-two by preparing for the Masters Championships.

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Reviving an Olympic Dream, 25 Years Later

A quarter-century ago, swimmer Hodding Carter just missed qualifying for the Olympic trials. Now 45, he is training for a long-shot bid at qualifying for the Beijing Olympics. Carter chronicles his quest in a new book, Off the Deep End.

Reviving an Olympic Dream, 25 Years Later

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