Barracuda is the seventh novel by Australian author Christos Tsiolkas. Released on 26 October 2013 by Allen & Unwin, it was the follow-up to Tsiolkas' award-winning breakthrough 2008 novel The Slap. The story is told across two time periods in alternating chapters, chronicling the teenage years of swimmer Danny Kelly at a prestigious Melbourne high school in the 1990s, and an older Danny's life in Glasgow following his release from prison.
Set from 1996, Danny Kelly is a talented swimmer who attends a prestigious Melbourne private school on a sporting scholarship. Working class, half Greek and half Irish, he is the target of harassment from the privileged students. Danny yearns to win swimming gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. He is taken under the wing of highly regarded coach Frank Torma and develops a friendship/rivalry with teammate Martin Taylor which inspires Danny to become a world record holder.
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