Georgia-1951: Vintage 8mm Footage of Synchronized Swimming Team at Night

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Vintage 8mm Footage of Synchronized Swimming Team at Night — Clip Details

GEORGIA-1951: Vintage 8mm home movie footage captures a synchronized swimming team performing at night in a lap pool. Swimmers in bright red costumes move in unison across the dark water, illuminated by overhead lights that create reflections on the surface. The grainy, colorized film quality and slight camera shake evoke a nostalgic, archival feel. This rare 1950s athletic performance showcases the elegance and precision of synchronized swimming, preserved in classic Super 8 format.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127401979

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1951 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Georgia, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1950s U.S. recreation or women's athletics requests needing brief vintage home-movie footage of a synchronized swimming performance at night.
Period detail: The clip may show a mid-century pool exhibition, with bright swim costumes, dark water, and overhead lighting consistent with the supplied 1951 Georgia metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the spectator-like home-movie view, with swimmers performing in formation while the handheld camera observes from above the pool.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark pool water, swimmers in red costumes, overhead light reflections, lane-edge darkness, soft faces, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The 8mm scan has pronounced grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, colorized tones, and slight handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century leisure, pool performance, women's sports, or archival summer-night atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a group aquatic performance and the social presence of organized recreational swimming without identifying the team or venue.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status remains separate from appearance releases.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s synchronized swimming, Georgia home movie pool performance, vintage 8mm swimmers at night, and women's aquatic team footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel, then with Georgia or 1951 material, and then with related swimming, recreation, or women's team-sport clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1951 Georgia home-movie frame showing several synchronized swimmers in red costumes crossing a dimly lit pool at night. — Swimmers perform in formation across dark water beneath pool lights.

1951 Georgia footage frame with synchronized swimmers in red costumes extending their arms during a nighttime pool routine. — Swimmers extend their arms while moving in unison through the pool.

1951 Georgia home-movie frame showing a red-costumed swimmer moving through dim pool water with other figures faintly visible. — A swimmer passes near the camera as other figures remain faint in the dark pool.

Late frame from the 1951 Georgia pool footage, with swimmers only faintly visible in low light and heavy grain. — The routine recedes into darkness as swimmers become faint silhouettes in the pool.

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