sees an opportunity to get revenge on the establishment and invites outcasts to participate on the team he ends up with "a representative from each extreme of the educational spectrum, a muscle man, a giant, a chameleon, and a psychopath." As might be expected, he accomplishes his mission: his motley crew of swimmers is despised by more conventional athletes (and coaches). Simet, a favorite English teacher, implores him to help form a swim team for the school (and thereby help the teacher save his job). has steered away from organized sports until his senior year, when Mr. Despite his natural athletic ability (at 13, he qualified for the Junior Olympics in two swimming events), T.J. Jones voices a darkly ironic appraisal of the high school sports arena. Representing one-third of his community's minority population ("I'm black. Crutcher's ( Running Loose Ironman) gripping tale of small-town prejudice delivers a frank, powerful message about social issues and ills.
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