Fabulous fifties

A film about teaching people over fifty how to swim. Shows the participants learning to swim and shows how swimming can aid the health of the over fifties.

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Credits

production company

Film Victoria

director

Don McLennan

Duration

00:17:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323761

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Swimming - Training

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aging

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aging

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Middle aged women - Health and hygiene

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physical fitness

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Swimming

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Swimming - Technique

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Swimming - Training

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Australia, 1983

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