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Danny, a talented swimmer who dreams of winning gold at the Olympic games, is given a sports scholarship to a prestigious Melbourne private school. At school he receives his fair share of harassment from the more privileged students.

2016 HD 54min Australia English

Christos Tsiolkas Ben Kindon Elias Anton Matt Nable Rachel Griffiths Victoria Haralabidou Jeremy Lindsay Taylor Andrew Creer Nicole Gulasekharam Imran Adams

Drama Sport

based on novel or book miniseries sports lgbt 1990s private school swimming melbourne australia

S1E1 - 1996 2016-07-10

Ambitious young swimmer Danny Kelly wakes before dawn to workout before his first day at the exclusive Blackstone College where he has won a scholarship.

S1E2 - 1997 2016-07-17

After Danny’s success in Albury, he trains hard with the swim squad. And he’s finally earned their respect. However coach Torma unsettles Danny by insisting he change his stroke to butterfly. He believes Danny will never win gold with freestyle.

S1E3 - 1998 2016-07-24

Fresh from his world record-breaking swim, Danny’s dreams come true when he is accepted into the Australian squad for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. He celebrates with Taylor but their developing relationship takes a turn when Taylor introduces Danny to someone new.

S1E4 - 2000 2016-07-31

It’s the opening night of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and the nation is buzzing with excitement. It’s been two years since Danny’s public loss and humiliation at the Commonwealth Games and he is still consumed with overwhelming disappointment and anger. He finishes his day at his dead-end job and returns home to the Kelly house where the family feels more fractured than ever.

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