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Topping Point

Posted by Glenn Mills on Aug 27, 2009 12:41PM (3,771 views)

I just received my copy of the Topping Point (short film) on DVD. Knowing that the money goes to support Husky Swimming Foundation certainly helps put us to order the video, I can tell you, this looks to be a very interesting movie. It's great to see the sport in such light, and the Ontracc producers really taking care in featuring the sport of swimming. Support Husky swimming, and support the sport of swimming by picking up the $5 video.

Press release from Ontracc, LLC - August 12, 2009

AMERICAN OLYMPIC SWIMMERS IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION

TOPPING POINT DVD & POSTER TO SUPPORT FUTURE USA OLYMPIC SWIMMER

College swimming programs are being shut down at an alarming rate as universities across the United States feel the squeeze from an intense recession. Olympic swimming hopefuls once enjoyed full college scholarships and top notch training facilities as they prepared to represent their country, but now they are being shutout. Swimmers without funding are swimmers without a future.

Don’t let the future of America’s Olympic swimming perish, support the college swimming community by purchasing a high quality TOPPING POINT DVD and Poster. http://ontracc.com/store/store.html

All profits from sales of the DVD are donated to the Husky Swimming Foundation which has been set up to support college swimmers. Your purchase makes a direct impact by helping fund this organization, and by supporting the development of TOPPING POINT into a feature length film.

Over 2,900 people, including Michael Phelps and Gil Stovall, have become fans of the TOPPING POINT Facebook Page. Please join our Facebook page and show your support www.facebook.com/toppingpoint.

Some of today’s recent headlines:

“the public support for our nation’s colleges continues to crumble” – The Boston Globe

“The athletic department announced earlier this month it will cut both the University of Washington’s women's and men's swimming teams” – The Seattle Pi

“In April, Cincinnati announced it would phase out financial aid for athletes in men's track and men's swimming. In May, Washington eliminated men's and women's swimming and Arizona State eliminated men's tennis, men's swimming and wrestling” – Sports Illustrated

“a slew of men's programs have been cut across the nation due to the finances of collegiate athletics” – www.collegeswimming.com

ABOUT TOPPING POINT – TOPPING POINT is a gripping 6 minute music video short film hybrid about an American Olympic hopeful named Adam Rand as he trains for his Gold Medal dream despite a collapsing economy around him. TOPPING POINT is currently being developed into a feature length film for a July 4th, 2012 release in conjunction with the London Olympics. For more updates and information please visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/toppingpoint


Tags Olympics, swim training, swimming


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Responded Aug 29, 2009 02:30AM

Definitely worth supporting.

Off topic: why are they swimming in the dark? Is it easier to film or is it for dramatic purposes, do you know? I remember when I was working in Idaho, I'd swim my laps (outdoor) after closing the pool and toward the end of the summer, I'd be swimming in the dark. I loved it.
Responded Aug 29, 2009 05:05PM

Thanks for the videos, particularly with the fan videos. The fan videos of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochty, etc really help me swim from the spiritual aspect. Everytime when I see these pro swimmers swim, I feel like learning more about swimming. And the DVDs I have bought from goswim for the last two years really help me improve alot in my swimming skills too.
Responded Aug 30, 2009 06:25PM

More info and video was available on the now awful floswimming..The video is done in the dark because it is taking place during a massive recession/economic collapse. Power gone, funding gone, and a little bit of dramatics & light show.

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