




It is New Zealand 1959. Teen swimmer Alex Archer has to battle set backs, intense rivalry and personal tragedy in her bid to win selection for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
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Production companies: Total Film & Television, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Australian Film Finance Corporation