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The Big Swim

01/01/1963

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0hr 27min

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Documentary

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Thérèse Arbic
  • Étienne Aubray
  • Dick Pound
  • Ed Healy
  • Mary Stewart

    Directors

  • Jean-Claude Labrecque
  • Gilles Carle

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • ONF | NFB

    Production Countries

  • Canada

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • French

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