Chasing Water is the debut title in Dave Zirin’s Edge of Sports imprint. Addressing issues across many different sports at both the professional and nonprofessional/collegiate level, Zirin brings to the table select stories of athletes’ journeys, what they are facing, and how they evolve.

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Published by Akashic Books

©2016 Anthony Ervin and Constantine Markides

Paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-61775-444-9
eISBN-13: 978-1-61775-464-7
Library of Congress Control Number: 2015954115

Photograph of Anthony Ervin swimming in chapter 6 by Michael Lewis.

Photograph of the London Aquatics Centre in chapter 2 by EG Focus.

The italicized text in Chapter 4 beginning with "Lorac insane, dying . . ." is an excerpt from Dragons of Winter Night by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.

The illustrations in Chapter 12, “Serpent Skin,” are by Armando Garma-Fernandez.

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