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Michael Loynd

Michael Loynd
Michael Loynd is chairman of the St. Louis Olympic Committee, a representative on the International Olympic Committee’s World Union of Olympic Cities, a member of the International Society of Olympic Historians, and a sports attorney and lecturer. He is the author of All Things Irish: A Novel and The Watermen: The Birth of American Swimming and One Young Man's Fight to Capture Olympic Gold.


From Ice Hockey Upsets to the Fastest Man Alive: The Best Books About Underdogs

Michel Loynd Recommends Books to Inspire Us
June 23, 2022  By Michael Loynd
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