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Men Who Swim: Beer Bellies and Wet Suits

Clip: Season 12 Episode 10 | 2m 2s

In the midst of a mid-life crisis, filmmaker Dylan Williams tries to cheer himself up by joining an all-male synchronized swim team. He discovers a dozen other men struggling with the indignities of age and the uncertainty of a life half-lived in this look at an unlikely brotherhood of beer bellies, wet suits, and occasional underwater grace.

Aired: 01/04/11

Rating: TV-PG

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