Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, HCM, or a heart murmur: Whatever you call it, it could mean the death of Abby Lipman's competitive swim career.

Swimming makes Abby feel free. She schedules her life around swimming. She gets out of bed in the morning to swim, and she plans her meals around it. Her friends, Jen and Bree, are swimmers; her boyfriend, Connor, and his archrival, Alec, swim, and her father swam competitively in the past. Abby also loves to teach swim classes at the pool, especially to spunky Miley, who blossoms under her direction. 

Abby swims slowly while others prepare for races; it is doctor's orders. She is chagrined to admit that she moved faster as a 10-year-old. She takes on new roles, such as playing supportive girlfriend to Connor during his races, the races that she is desperate to be a part of again. Meanwhile, she is not the only one who is confused by Alec's behavior. Abby hopes that her physician has made a mistake, that the meds will enable her to compete again and reunite her with the sport that captivates her.

I like books about sports buffs, and this one was awesome.

A Matter of Heart by Amy Fellner, 2015

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Books about heart conditions

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