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Swimming with skyscrapers / Storytime Productions, Camera Crews Australia ; in association with Standard Films Australia ; director, Mark Forstmann ; producers, Steve Pasvolsky, Simon Taylor.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Blind athletes--Australia--Biography.
- Blind athletes.
- Swimming--Competitions--New York (State)--New York.
- Swimming.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Biographical films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (27 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : TVF International, 2000.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- When the reality hit James Pittar that he was going blind, he hid in his bedroom for two years. James's fate was particularly cruel since his dad was an ophthalmologist. So what's he doing in New York surrounded by skyscrapers, in Speedo's, smeared with Vaseline, and standing on the edge of the Hudson River? He is attempting to claim some freedom back by swimming 48 kilometres around Manhattan in the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. Imagine being buffeted by strong rips and tides as your arms turn to spaghetti and all you want to do is throw-up. Your sole survival is to power on and listen for the whistles that will guide you to your destiny. SWIMMING WITH SKYSCRAPERS is James' story: his fight against the elements; his disability; his will to be recognised and his larrikin support crew from Australia. They need James, and James needs them. SWIMMING WITH SKYSCRAPERS observes James and his crew as they nervously waltz around the Big Apple in all it's glory. He owes it to them to complete the swim, but not only must he fight pain, hypothermia, water currents and oil tankers, he must also complete the swim within eight and a half hours or be hauled from the water by race officials.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed June 16, 2021).
- OCLC:
- 1264102641
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