{"product_id":"underwater-the-greed-soaked-tale-of-sexual-abuse-in-usa-swimming-and-around-the-globe-paperback","title":"Underwater: The Greed-Soaked Tale of Sexual Abuse in USA Swimming and Around the Globe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrvin Muchnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the celebrity victims of Dr. Larry Nassar and the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandals rightly got a lot of attention, the number of affected kids is far more numerous in swimming. \u003ci\u003eUnderwater\u003c\/i\u003e tells the almost unbelievable story, in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, Latin America, and the Middle East, of coaches who preyed on children while hopping from program to program, state to state, and even country to country, in a pattern similar to the pedophile priests of the Catholic Church. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIrvin Muchnick, an experienced investigative reporter of the dark side of our popular sports entertainments, gained access to thousands of pages of FBI files and other sources to expose scores of such scenarios, as well as the inaction of bureaucrats and even the most highly regarded politicians. The ranks of abusers include some of the most famous and celebrated coaches in swimming history. And there's no fixing the problem, the author says, so long as hundreds of thousands of young swimmers annually -- elite and casual athletes alike -- remain at the mercy of the Olympic system's money-hungry priorities.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrvin Muchnick\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWrestling Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChris \u0026amp; Nancy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Concussion Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWithout Helmets or Shoulder Pads: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written articles for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Washington Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, and other major outlets, as well as for Ireland's Broadsheet and \u003ci\u003eVillage \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and San Francisco's \u003ci\u003eBeyond Chron\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Berkeley, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459821093042,"sku":"9781770417755","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ed4cb44642553470b5b30698b0871a42.webp?v=1778906468","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/underwater-the-greed-soaked-tale-of-sexual-abuse-in-usa-swimming-and-around-the-globe-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}