Victory in the Pool

This book tells the inspiring story of a swim club that accepted minority swimmers when others would not, a swim coach who could not swim, and his five young swimmers who became Olympic gold medalists.

Bill George is a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School and the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic Inc. He is the author of Authentic Leadership, True North, Finding Your True North, and 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis. Doug Baker is president of the True North Groups Institute and former senior vice president for Human Resources of American Express Financial Advisors.

Foreword Chapter One: A Place in the World Chapter Two: An Antiquated Mess Chapter Three: A Club to Fit His Vision Chapter Four: Show Me What You Can Do Chapter Five: Get a Good Look at Each Other Chapter Six: The Best Rivalry Going Chapter Seven: Swimming for the Enemy Chapter Eight: Pain and Agony Chapter Nine: It Felt Real Easy Chapter Ten: The Gauntlet Chapter Eleven: The American Girls Were Ready Chapter Twelve: Chalk One Up for the Tall Men Chapter Thirteen: Everybody Had an Agenda Chapter Fourteen: An Absence of Order Chapter Fifteen: The Invincible Americans Chapter Sixteen: "I Got Down On My Knees" Chapter Seventeen: Beat 'em, Murder 'em Chapter Eighteen: Indiana Calling Chapter Nineteen: Everybody's Son Chapter Twenty: The goal of Any Swimmer Chapter Twenty-one: The Friendly Bavarian Capital Chapter Twenty-two: Tact is Overrated Chapter Twenty-three: "Our greatest hopes and our worst fears" Chapter Twenty-four: "I Love You" Chapter Twenty-five: Dogfight References About the Author