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Golly! And you people call yourselves swimmers? All right, I can see Finding Nemo. And Terms of Endearment does have a brief swimming pool scene (one of the boys even wears a competitive swimsuit). But there's sure not much swimming in most of the movies named. Here are a few titles that might be more relevant: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - This story is set in the past, and there's a beach scene in which *** Van *** and the boy (played by Adrian Hall) wear the swimwear of that era, revealing that body suits and leg suits really aren't new, as the swimsuit manufacturers of today would have us believe. Jaws - There are quite a few swimming scenes in this one. Seeing it did have some weird effects on me, though. I can remember swimming underwater at my local pool after seeing it, and looking up and seeing some kids' legs kicking and suddenly feeling an urge to soar up with my jaws wide open and have a feeding frenzy. But I resisted the urge! ;) The Black Stallion - There are a few swimming scenes in the first half of the movie. Chariots of Fire - All right, admittedly this one isn't about swimming. But it is about athletes training for the Olympics. Fortress - An Australian film about a one-room school whose teacher and kids are kidnapped and imprisoned in a cave. To escape, they at one point have to do some underwater swimming, and two of the boys, who are accomplished swimmers, help the others to make it. Clara's Heart - The boy (played by Neil Patrick Harris) tries out for a swim team early in the movie, but isn't good enough. So he works on his swimming as the movie progresses, and near the end challenges one of the swimmers on the team and beats him. Lord of the Flies - There are a few swimming scenes early in the movie (at least in the 1990 version). Besides, the story is a thought-provoking classic! Lord of the Rings - The connection between these movies and swimming might not be immediately obvious. But think about it: They're fighting nearly impossible odds trying to achieve a goal that requires all of the physical endurance and ingenuity they can muster. Bob

Golly! And you people call yourselves swimmers? All right, I can see Finding Nemo. And Terms of Endearment does have a brief swimming pool scene (one of the boys even wears a competitive swimsuit). But there's sure not much swimming in most of the movies named. Here are a few titles that might be more relevant: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - This story is set in the past, and there's a beach scene in which *** Van *** and the boy (played by Adrian Hall) wear the swimwear of that era, revealing that body suits and leg suits really aren't new, as the swimsuit manufacturers of today would have us believe. Jaws - There are quite a few swimming scenes in this one. Seeing it did have some weird effects on me, though. I can remember swimming underwater at my local pool after seeing it, and looking up and seeing some kids' legs kicking and suddenly feeling an urge to soar up with my jaws wide open and have a feeding frenzy. But I resisted the urge! ;) The Black Stallion - There are a few swimming scenes in the first half of the movie. Chariots of Fire - All right, admittedly this one isn't about swimming. But it is about athletes training for the Olympics. Fortress - An Australian film about a one-room school whose teacher and kids are kidnapped and imprisoned in a cave. To escape, they at one point have to do some underwater swimming, and two of the boys, who are accomplished swimmers, help the others to make it. Clara's Heart - The boy (played by Neil Patrick Harris) tries out for a swim team early in the movie, but isn't good enough. So he works on his swimming as the movie progresses, and near the end challenges one of the swimmers on the team and beats him. Lord of the Flies - There are a few swimming scenes early in the movie (at least in the 1990 version). Besides, the story is a thought-provoking classic! Lord of the Rings - The connection between these movies and swimming might not be immediately obvious. But think about it: They're fighting nearly impossible odds trying to achieve a goal that requires all of the physical endurance and ingenuity they can muster. Bob