The Big Swim

27m
Documentary
10

Shows Canada's top swimmers in training for the 1964 Olympic Games. In gymnasium and pool, under the critical eye of coach Ed Healy, they practise long hours to build strength and stamina. Their first test, shown in the film, was at the 1962 Canadian Swimming Championships, at which they carried off a number of trophies.

Cast

Thérèse Arbic
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Étienne Aubray
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dick Pound
Self
Ed Healy
Self
Mary Stewart
Self
Madeleine Sévigny
Self
Alison Glendenning
Self
Steve Rabinovitch
Self

Crew

Gilles Carle
Director
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Director of Photography
Michel Thomas-d'Hoste
Director of Photography

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