Synchronized Swimming

Penelope, Remy and Momoiro-chan practice their synchronized swimming routine. *cue the music: Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake *



Last Tuesday evening, I watched a very entertaining documentary called "Men Who Swim". It is about a group of men who unite to form an all-male synchronized swimming team. It takes place in Sweden and chronicles their struggles to learn how to swim as a group fluidly. The best part is that during the course of learning how to swim together, many of them gain insight into their own personal problems. The extended scenes also discuss the stereotype that Synchronized Swim is for females only, as well as the big question: "What am I supposed to do with my life?!"

It was a part of the PBS' "Independent Lens" series....I was only able to watch a part of it (dh was controlling the TV remote grrrr.) so I'll try to watch the entire documentary when it reruns. I really enjoy watching foreign films, independent films, and good documentaries. This was a combination of all three of those things. If you happen to watch "Men Who Swim", let me know what you thought about it.