From Irrigation Ditch to Olympic GoldConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 1291, Segment 1
Apr 18, 2022 • 46m
An unlikely swim club started training in an irrigation ditch by their school and faced near impossible challenges, including the games’ cancellation in 1940 because of WWII. In 1948, Coach Sakamoto and his swimmers had another shot at Olympic glory. Author Julie Checkoway tells the story of The Three-Year Swim Club.
Guest: Julie Checkoway, author of "The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui’s Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory"