The Big Swim

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.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

27 minutes

Year:

1963

Director:

Gilles Carle

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Company:

ONF | NFB

Cast:
Thérèse Arbic

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Étienne Aubray

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Dick Pound

Self

Ed Healy

Self

Mary Stewart

Self

Crew:
Jean-Claude Labrecque

Director of Photography

Michel Thomas-d'Hoste

Director of Photography

Gilles Carle

Director