Sync or Swim (2008)
Directed by Cheryl Furjanic
Genres - Sports & Recreation |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Sports |
Release Date - Jan 1, 2008 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Nathan Southern
Though synchronized swimming may strike some as a marginalized, even obscure sport, for others it clocks in as a way of life - particularly for the committed young ladies who aggressively train to make a spot on the U.S. Olympics Synchronized Swim Team. Cheryl Furjanic's documentary Sync or Swim provides a firsthand depiction of nine of these women as they undergo day-by-day training, attempting to perfect an excruciatingly difficult routine where split-second timing is everything. Over the course of the journey, the women must also band together to show emotional support to a member of the team who is rebounding from a sudden and utterly devastating personal crisis.
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Keywords
crisis, Olympic-Games, Olympic-sports, swimming, tragedy, training