A beautiful retelling of the 1936 University Washington crew team that represented the US in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Beautifully written & tugs on the heartstrings; multiple times in the last two chapters I was full-on sobbing. Interweaves global political dynamics in Germany during the mid-1930s, backstory from members of the team, and follows the boys from their freshman year in 1932. Inspirational & heartwarming.