Sharks & Daisies Tales of a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer by ASMC George Cavallo #122 He jumped into black water at night—into seas that could swallow ships whole. Hurricanes, medevacs, sinking Alaskan crab boats—call it another Tuesday. For over two decades, George Cavallo served as a U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer—the one who dropped from helicopters into chaos when everyone else held their breath. He earned the Air Medal after rescuing three fishermen from a raft off Kodiak in twenty-five-foot seas and flew missions over the wreckage of a downed C-130 that vanished into shark-infested waters off Mendocino, California. But the wildest part of his story doesn’t happen in the sky or at sea. Sharks & Daisies dives beyond the rescues—to the wreckage life leaves behind—and the fight to surface again when your own mistakes drag you under. Raw, funny, and brutally honest, this Revised and Expanded Edition drags readers straight into the storm—and the long swim back to redemption. Packed with new stories and rescues from the vault , it’s the definitive account of a life lived on the edge. Also by George Cavallo: Top Fin – Gelakoska A tribute to Master Chief Darell Gelakoska, USCG #281, and the legends who helped build the rescue swimmer legacy.