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Modern Olympic AgeGuardian
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Three Kings: Race, Class, and the Barrier-Breaking Rivals Who Launched the Modern Olympic Age by Todd Balf revisits the 1924 100 m freestyle final.
The three kings of the book’s title were Americans Johnny Weissmuller and Duke Kahanamoku , and Japan 's Katsuo Takaishi .
The book examines the backgrounds of each athlete, giving attention to wider historical events.
Swimming was an unexpected star of the 1924 Paris Olympics in France .
Each of the three contenders entered the Games with question marks.
Takaishi grew up heir to centuries-old swimming strokes once used in warfare.
Weissmuller faced a 1920s version of a “birther” controversy over whether he was an American citizen.
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