Sports Films - Swimming & Diving

Swimming & Diving

Title Year Genre Notes
Bathing Beauty 1944 Comedy A college swim coach (Esther Williams) finds out her husband-to-be is already married.
Million Dollar Mermaid 1952 Musical Based on true story of Australia swimmer Annette Kellerman.
Dangerous When Wet 1953 Family A dairy farmer's daughter (Esther Williams) tries to swim English Channel.
Star Spangled Girl 1971 Romance Swimmer training for Olympics (Sandy Duncan) reluctantly falls in love.
Vsyo reshayet mgnoveniye 1978 Drama
Popcorn und Paprika 1984 Drama
Koni 1986 Drama Bengali film based on Moti Nandi's novel.
Back to School 1986 Comedy A diver's rich dad (Rodney Dangerfield) returns to college and ends up competing himself.
Campus Man 1987 Comedy A college business major convinces a diver to pose for a beefcake calendar.
Diving In 1990 Drama Olympic coach (Kristy Swanson) trains teen diver who's afraid of heights.
Sarahsarà 1994 Drama
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story 1997 Biographical Story of Olympic gold-medal diver Greg Louganis, played by Mario Lopez.
The Princess & the Barrio Boy 2000 Drama
Waterboys 2001 Comedy A Japanese film sabout Synchronised swimming.
Swimfan 2002 Thriller A swimmer's lover (Erika Christensen) feels rejected, begins to stalk him.
Swimming Upstream 2003 Drama Fact-based story of Tony Fingleton, an Australian who skipped the 1964 Summer Olympics to attend Harvard.
On a Clear Day 2005 Drama A shipyard worker attempts to swim the English Channel.
The Big Bad Swim 2006 Comedy Connecticut grown-ups go to a beginner's swim class.
Einfache Leute 2007 Drama
Pride 2007 Drama A swim coach (Terence Howard) confronts racism in 1970s Philadelphia.
Undead Pool 2007 Horror A Japanese zombie story.

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