Elvis has two goals: win the Italian Swimming Championships and win Gaia’s heart. There’s just one problem: Gaia likes Mingo, and Mingo likes Gaia. Actually, there are more problems. Mingo is lightning-fast in the pool. Elvis is only twelve, while they are thirteen. To everyone else, he’s practically invisible. And then there’s one last thing: he’s never kissed anyone. Neither has Virginia, his classmate and teammate, who happens to have a crush on Mingo…
Dealing with a team of eccentric young swimmers, locker-room friendships, hilarious schemes for a first kiss, and long-standing friendships put to the test, Elvis will discover that growing up means learning to stay on your feet, even when your whole world turns upside down.