Diving: no place for cowards

The top of a ten-meter diving tower is no place for cowards, according to Jim Lambie, the vociferous coach of two of Canada’s top female divers, Janet Nutter and Linda Cuthbert. In this film we see what goes into making a champion performer and the complete faith and loyalty the athletes have towards Lambie despite his brusque manner. A highlight of the film is the close diving competition at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.

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Credits

producer

Jacques Bobet

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Gary Toole

Duration

00:27:55:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015918

Language

English

Subject categories

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Aquatic sports

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Commonwealth Games

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Diving

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1980

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