Hi! Just wanted to pass on the name of a movie I watched last night- "Swimming Upstream". It was a good flick based on a true story about a champion backstroker from Australia. It portrayed his life from childhood and his endless pursuit to please his father. It was motivating to see the guy train so hard.
Does anyone know of any other good movies about swimming or swimmers?
George, do you have any thoughts about "Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story"? I'm wondering how it captured swimming in that time and place. :canada:
I enjoyed it quite a lot, keeping in mind that it was made on a TV budget. But that is part of its charm.
Minuses
1) The cut-off for making the club team was 1 min for a 50 yard free. Guessing the script writer meant 100 free, or 30 seconds.
2) Parts of the story are exaggerated (especially the "comedy" with the CNE promoters)
Pluses
1) Funky lane lines, goggles, and swim suits.
2) Swimmers hesitating before diving into the river because they were cold
3) Caroline Dhavernas :D
4) I've never swam in Lake Ontario longer than 30 minutes, but I thought they demonstrated the struggle of a 21 hour swim pretty well :drown:
5) All the coaching tricks done by Ryder to keep Bell going when she couldn't :whiteflag: . Especially the scene where the reporter (in the boat with Ryder) called him "despicable" and Bell yells that she hates him. (Excellent coach-athlete dynamic.)
6) The other people in the movie saying Bell didn't have talent because she enjoyed swimming and wasn't a fast sprinter. (Sounds like the forum here sometimes... :bolt: )
George, do you have any thoughts about "Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story"? I'm wondering how it captured swimming in that time and place. :canada:
I enjoyed it quite a lot, keeping in mind that it was made on a TV budget. But that is part of its charm.
Minuses
1) The cut-off for making the club team was 1 min for a 50 yard free. Guessing the script writer meant 100 free, or 30 seconds.
2) Parts of the story are exaggerated (especially the "comedy" with the CNE promoters)
Pluses
1) Funky lane lines, goggles, and swim suits.
2) Swimmers hesitating before diving into the river because they were cold
3) Caroline Dhavernas :D
4) I've never swam in Lake Ontario longer than 30 minutes, but I thought they demonstrated the struggle of a 21 hour swim pretty well :drown:
5) All the coaching tricks done by Ryder to keep Bell going when she couldn't :whiteflag: . Especially the scene where the reporter (in the boat with Ryder) called him "despicable" and Bell yells that she hates him. (Excellent coach-athlete dynamic.)
6) The other people in the movie saying Bell didn't have talent because she enjoyed swimming and wasn't a fast sprinter. (Sounds like the forum here sometimes... :bolt: )
