cccThismade-for-TVbio-picisaboutMarilynBell,aCanadianteenagerwho,in1954,wasthefirstpersontoswimacrossLakeOntario.ShewontheTorontoCanadianNationalExhibitionprizeafterFlorenceChadwick,athen-famousAmericanswimmerwhowaswidelyexpectedtowin,droppedoutinthemiddleoftherace.Halfofthisheart-warmingmovieisdevotedtothe21hourswiminwhichthe16-yearoldBellisexhortedbyherpushycoachGusRydernottogiveup.
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