Max
swim coach at Robert Frost
Nortie
abused by father
Jeff
dying
Lion
orphan
Elaine
quit competitive swimming
Marty O'Brian
racist student
Herb Elliot
famous Australian runner
Milika
Nortie's girlfriend
Colleen
Jeff's girlfriend
Devnee
Walker's girlfriend
Percy Cerruti
Herb Elliot's coach
Lion
artist
Long John
Walker's older brother
Max
has a soft spot for his daughter
Walker
writer of the journal
Lion
parents died in a boating accident
Elaine
Walker's crush
Max
Korean
Marty O'Brian
baseball captain
Walker
swim captain
Jeff
has an abscessed/pus-filled tooth
Mr. Wheeler
beats his son
Jeff
tells Marine stotan story
Nortie
tells stotan story about his brother
Lion
tells stotan story about a giant zit
Long John
gives drugs to Nortie
Marty O'Brian
delivers "Aryan Press"
Elaine
dating a student teacher
Jeff
in the Marine reserves
Lion
paints his feet instead of wearing socks
Nortie
used to work in daycare
Walker
wants to be a writer
Nortie
brother committed suicide
Walker
parents are much older
Lion
lives alone
