United States-1972: Women Water Skiers in Red Swimsuits Wave Flags Behind a Speedboat

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration9s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 · United States

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What is in this clip

show skiing
summer entertainment
tourist attractions
synchronized performance
American leisure
spectators and performers
boating

Shot type: mixed
Camera: pan · zoom · handheld · slightly elevated, looking across the water
Setting: outdoor · Lake or lagoon at a water-ski show venue, with a terraced bank, retaining wall, trees and spectator seating on the far shore
Time and weather: daytime · summer · dry, apparently hazy or overcast
Lighting: flat natural daylight
People: 30 · A line of at least six women water skiers in red swimsuits and white caps, a boat driver barely visible, a man in shorts standing on a moored boat, and a seated crowd of spectators on the far shore.
Vehicles: white windshield runabout · moored flat boat
Objects: water skis · tricolour flags · tow ropes · retaining wall · spectator seating · moored boat
Colors: magenta · red · white · grey-violet · dark green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A white runabout tows a line of women skiers in red swimsuits past a terraced bank and trees.
The skiers stretch their arms out and raise red, white and blue flags as the camera pans with them.
The boat slides out of frame left and the zoom tightens on the line.
Five skiers fill the frame with a seated crowd and a moored boat behind them.

Women Water Skiers in Red Swimsuits Wave Flags Behind a... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1972 home movie footage of a water-ski show chorus line. A white windshield runabout tows a row of women in red swimsuits and white caps who wave red, white and blue flags as they ski past a terraced bank and trees. The camera pans with them and zooms in until five skiers fill the frame with arms outstretched, a seated crowd lining the far shore behind them. Shot handheld on Super 8 with soft grain and a magenta colour shift.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 9s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000430

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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: 1972 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Answers requests for late 1960s to 1970s American summer attractions, water-ski shows and staged tourist entertainment filmed by a visitor.
Period detail: The white windshield runabout, matching red swimsuits with white caps and magenta-shifted Super 8 colour may show a show of the late 1960s or early 1970s.
Home-movie behavior: A spectator follows the act as it passes, panning and zooming to keep the performers in frame, which gives the audience's own view of the show.
What appears in frame: A white runabout and its wake, a line of women on water skis in red swimsuits, red, white and blue flags, a terraced bank with trees, a retaining wall, a moored boat and a seated crowd.
Film character: Soft, grainy Super 8 with a strong magenta shift, slight handheld movement and a steady zoom that give it the texture of projected amateur film.
Edit role: Works as a colourful action insert or memory beat in a sequence on vacations, summer shows or water sports.
Historical context: Ballet lines with flags were a standard act at commercial American ski shows, and this view shows performers and a sizeable seated audience together.
Research note: The venue is unidentified; performers and spectators are visible at a distance, so likeness and property permissions are separate from film copyright and remain the licensee's responsibility.
Research search match: Vintage water ski show, women skiers with flags, Super 8 home movie, 1970s summer attraction, speedboat towing skiers, grandstand crowd.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the wipeout and jump-ramp clips from the same reel, then with other circa 1972 American attraction footage or other water-sports home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Circa 1972 Super 8 frame from a ski show in the United States: a white runabout tows women skiers in red swimsuits with flags raised. — A white windshield runabout pulls a line of women skiers in red swimsuits and white caps, flags held high, circa 1972.
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Women on water skis link arms in a line behind a white speedboat at an American ski show, circa 1972, on faded Super 8 film. — The skiers stretch out their arms and form a line abreast behind the tow boat.
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Circa 1972 home movie still, United States: five show skiers in red swimsuits ride side by side as the tow boat leaves frame left. — The camera zooms in as the boat slides out of frame and the chorus line holds formation.
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Show skiers in red swimsuits wave red, white and blue flags before a seated crowd at a lakeside ski show in the United States, circa 1972. — The line of skiers passes a seated crowd, with a man standing on a moored boat behind them.
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