The fascination of swimming: From the Stone Age to the high-tech research laboratories, from Japanese Samurai and British Channel swimmers to Australian swimmstars – The history of swimming explores the most exciting aspects of a cultural technique, a sport, a passion. Featuring Ian Thorpe, Alexander Popov, Franziska van Almsick, Dawn Fraser, Alison Streeter, Mark Spitz and many other swimmers.

• Rich, easy use menu and chapter selection
• in three languages: German, English, French
• Funny and instructive educational swimming-films from the 1950ies
• Animated explanation of the four Olympic swimming styles
• Grafics of Worldrecords since 1908
• TV-spots with Ian Thorpe and Franziska van Almsick
• DLRG Image Films - German Life Saving Inc.