Chasing Water

A refreshingly unexpected athlete biography void of eye-rolling, cliched, self help propaganda bullshit.
--Gary Hall, Jr., swimmer, ten-time Olympic medalist
Ervin] is the most talented swimmer I ve ever seen...He just has amazing feel for the water. He doesn t power through; he has finess [...]
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A refreshingly unexpected athlete biography void of eye-rolling, cliched, self help propaganda bullshit.
--Gary Hall, Jr., swimmer, ten-time Olympic medalist
Ervin] is the most talented swimmer I ve ever seen...He just has amazing feel for the water. He doesn t power through; he has finesse.
--Natalie Coughlin, swimmer, twelve-time Olympic medalist
Anthony Ervin is not only the most beautiful swimmer in the water I have ever seen, he is also one of the great stories of triumph and perseverance in the midst of tremendous adversity. I am so proud to call him my friend and I know his life s challenges will inspire generations to come.
--Rowdy Gaines, swimmer, three-time Olympic gold medalist
Every four years in the Olympic cycle the surge of national interest in swimming grows, and with it a desire to be captivated by its stars. This book tells the dramatic, surprising, and sometimes provocative path that Anthony Ervin has taken to become one of those captivating Olympic heroes. Not your typical sports memoir, "Chasing Water" also contains arresting black-and-white drawings and a graphic story extra, as well as an inventive and mercurial narrative style that morphs chapter by chapter to reflect Ervin's restless, multifaceted life.
Ervin won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games at the age of nineteen. He is an athlete branded with a slew of titles including being the first US Olympic swimmer of African American descent, along with Jewish heritage, who also grew up with Tourette's syndrome. He shocked the sporting world by retiring soon after claiming two world titles following the 2000 Olympics. Auctioning off his gold medal for charity, he set off on a part spiritual quest, part self-destructive bender that involved Zen temples, fast motorcycles, tattoo parlors, and rock 'n' roll bands. Then Ervin resurfaced in 2012 to not only make the US Olympic team twelve years after his first appearance, but to continue his career by swimming faster than ever before, and faster than anyone else. He is currently training for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
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