Episode of Series “A Man and His Sport”.
Presents aspects of the sport of swimming in Australia, in particular the physical and psychological preparation of champion Australian swimmers for the 1970 Commonwealth Games. Coaches Forbes Carlile and Don Talbot and swimmers Karen Moras and Diana Rickard are seen at work.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014328
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Swimming - Training
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physical fitness
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Commonwealth Games
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Australia - History
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Psychological aspects
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Swimming
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Swimming - Coaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)