Summary This made-for-TV bio-pic is about Marilyn Bell, a Canadian teenager who, in 1954, was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario. She won the Toronto Canadian National Exhibition prize after Florence Chadwick, a then-famous American swimmer who was widely expected to win, dropped out in the middle of the race. Half of this heart-warming movie is devoted to the 21 hour swim in which the 16-year old Bell is exhorted by her pushy coach Gus Ryder not to give up. View more details
Directed : Manon Briand
Written : Karen Walton
Stars : Amy Sloan Caroline Dhavernas Vlasta Vrana Graeme Somerville
Genres : Adventure Drama Biography Sport
Release date : Feb 3, 2001
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English
Summary This made-for-TV bio-pic is about Marilyn Bell, a Canadian teenager who, in 1954, was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario. She won the Toronto Canadian National Exhibition prize after Florence Chadwick, a then-famous American swimmer who was widely expected to win, dropped out in the middle of the race. Half of this heart-warming movie is devoted to the 21 hour swim in which the 16-year old Bell is exhorted by her pushy coach Gus Ryder not to give up. View more details
Genres : Adventure Drama Biography Sport
Release date : Feb 3, 2001
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English
