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A young girl in a dark swimsuit swims forward through clear blue pool water in this 8mm home movie from Yonkers, New York, 1953. Shot from above, the footage captures her gliding through the water, her arms moving in a freestyle stroke, with moments of her head breaking the surface and others submerged. The vintage film exhibits characteristic grain, slight color fading, and a soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, summertime memory. The water's surface ripples with light reflections, and the clip offers both above-water and underwater perspectives of the swimmer's movement.
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