The Swimmer of Auschwitz by Renaud Leblond
The extraordinary true story of Alfred Nakache, the Olympic French swimmer who was sent to AuschwitzAlfred Nakache (1915-1983) was a Jewish French swimmer and water polo player. A member of the French team for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympic Games, he also swam in the first post-war Summer Olympics in London in 1948. He is one of only two Jewish athletes to have competed in the Olympics after surviving the Holocaust.
Editor and writer, Renaud Leblond is the author of several books of history and investigation, including "Main basse sur le génome" (Anne Carrière, 2008), "Le Pouvoir des sectes" (Le Chêne, 2009) and "le Journal de Jules Rimet" (First Éditions, 2014). Passionate about sports, he founded the Jules Rimet Sports Literature Prize in 2012.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781800962965 |
| ISBN 10 | 1800962967 |
| Title | The Swimmer of Auschwitz |
| Author | Renaud Leblond |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Monoray |
| Year published | 2025-08-14 |
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