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Cast

Thérèse Arbic

Thérèse Arbic

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Étienne Aubray

Étienne Aubray

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Dick Pound

Dick Pound

Self

Ed Healy

Ed Healy

Self

Mary Stewart

Mary Stewart

Self

Madeleine Sévigny

Madeleine Sévigny

Self

Alison Glendenning

Alison Glendenning

Self

Steve Rabinovitch

Steve Rabinovitch

Self

Crew

Jean-Claude Labrecque

Jean-Claude Labrecque

Director of Photography

Michel Thomas-d'Hoste

Michel Thomas-d'Hoste

Director of Photography

Gilles Carle

Gilles Carle

Director

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The Big Swim

19630.0 / 1027 min
Documentary

Overview

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.