Emma Rault

Former Olympic swimmer Casey Legler’s Godspeed is an audacious attempt to stylistically venture off the beaten path of the traditional sports/addiction memoir. While not always successful in its aesthetic flourishes, the book does offer a bold and innovative glimpse into a fascinating mind and the surreal life of a prodigy athlete. Six feet tall at age twelve, Casey Legler’s physique sets her up for success as a swimmer. Twelve is also when she starts drinking. The combination of hothousing and a self-destructive streak soon takes its toll. Her tailspin culminates in a disastrous Olympics performance and Christiane F.-style squalor, dropping […]