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Men Who Swim

Season 12 Episode 10 | 52m 49s

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: 08/01/13

Expired: 08/08/13

Rating: TV-PG

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