Death of a Champion
The Crossing: The Glorious Tragedy of the First Man to Swim the English Channel
by Kathy Watson
September 20, 2001 issue
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Charles Sprawson is the author of Haunts of the Black Masseur: The Swimmer as Hero. (September 2001)
Death of a Champion
The Crossing: The Glorious Tragedy of the First Man to Swim the English Channel
by Kathy Watson
September 20, 2001 issue
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