Publisher's Synopsis
A 7-year-old's journey to setting a world record in swimming Alcatraz... How Braxton Bilbrey set his goal, got his parents to support it, and enlisted his swimming coach and mentor (a 27-year-old coach and Ironman Triathlete) to help him prepare and train. It's Braxton's own story about the challenges and events that led to his record-breaking swim and how he used his accomplishment to shine in an international spotlight on the prevention of childhood drownings. The book includes fun and interesting sidebars as well as Goals worksheets.