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Sports and Leisure - Water Sports (11)

Athletic Training and Performance (3)

  • 7 Beats Per Minute
    7 Beats Per Minute
    Yuqi Kang 2024 1 h 40 min
    During a world-record attempt, freediving champion Jessea Lu blacked out and was lifeless for four minutes. Director Yuqi Kang’s documentary captures the descent of a lifetime, when Jessea returns to the site of her near-death experience to face the traumas of her past and find a way back to connection.
  • Aqua Rondo
    Aqua Rondo
    Jacques Bensimon 1969 10 min
    Synchronized swimming, one of the most graceful sports, is a natural for the colour screen. This film, using multi-image photography, shows some of Canada's best water ballet in team and solo free-style competition.
  • Sea Sprites
    Sea Sprites
    Roger Blais 1961 5 min
    A group of young women at Québec City display the synchronized swimming that made them Canadian champions. All amateurs, swimming for exercise, fun and relaxation, these balletic mermaids have an impressive collection of trophies.

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