United States-1941: Man in Dark Trunks Diving From a Springboard Into a Pool

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Year1941
Decade1940s
LocationUnited States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1941 · United States

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What is in this clip

summer leisure
swimming and diving
athleticism
prewar America
recreation
youth
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · tilt · low angle, tilting down to the water
Setting: outdoor · Outdoor swimming pool with a springboard, trees and a low building behind
Time and weather: day · summer · Bright, apparently clear
Lighting: Bright daylight with the diver backlit against a pale sky
People: 2 · A man in dark high-waisted swim trunks diving from the board; a second swimmer partly visible behind him at the start, and a head surfacing in the water at the end.
Objects: springboard · pool water · swim trunks · trees · low building
Colors: black · white · grey · blue-grey tint
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A man in dark trunks stands at the end of a springboard, seen from below, with another swimmer's arms behind him.
He crouches and swings his arms forward to launch.
He leaves the board and stretches out in mid-air as the camera tilts down.
He enters the water head first, legs straight up.
Foam spreads across the surface and a swimmer's head comes up.

Man in Dark Trunks Diving From a Springboard Into a Pool — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1941 home movie footage shows a man in dark swim trunks diving from a springboard into an outdoor pool. The black-and-white shot begins low and close on his legs at the end of the board, with another swimmer's outstretched arms visible behind him. He crouches, launches forward and the camera swings down with him as he enters the water head first. The shot ends on churning white water where a swimmer's head breaks the surface.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000606

Rights & Clearance

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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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1941 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 early 1940s American summer recreation, giving a complete springboard dive in two seconds for prewar leisure or swimming-history sequences.
Period detail: The diver's dark, high-cut trunks fit early 1940s men's swimwear, and the plain plank springboard may show a typical public pool fitting of the period.
Home-movie behavior: A family cameraman stands close under the board and chases a friend's dive with the camera, catching the launch and splash as they happen.
What appears in frame: A man in dark trunks, the end of a springboard overhead, a second swimmer's outstretched arms, blurred trees, a low building, and foaming pool water with a head surfacing.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm with heavy grain, dark corners, vertical scratches and strong motion blur from the fast handheld tilt, all of which read as period texture.
Edit role: Works as a quick action insert or a splash transition, and as a memory beat inside a summer montage.
Historical context: The dive comes from a crowded beach-day section filmed circa 1941, when ordinary summer leisure in the United States was still recorded without visible wartime restrictions.
Research note: The people are unidentified private individuals in an amateur film; copyright in the footage is a separate matter from likeness, and no location is confirmed by signage.
Research search match: 1940s springboard dive, black and white pool diving home movie, man diving into water 8mm, prewar summer swimming footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with Beach horseplay lift and Man walking on boardwalk from the same reel, then with other circa 1941 beach footage, then with any vintage pool or diving clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Circa 1941 black-and-white home movie frame in the United States: a man in dark trunks stands on a springboard, seen from below, as a second swimmer reaches forward behind him. — A man in dark trunks poised at the end of the springboard, filmed from below, circa 1941.
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Black-and-white 8mm frame from the United States, circa 1941, of a man in dark trunks leaving a springboard in a forward dive, blurred by motion. — The diver leaves the board and stretches out over the pool, circa 1941.
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Circa 1941 home movie frame in the United States showing a man going head first into pool water, legs straight up, with trees streaked by the camera's tilt. — Head-first entry into the water as the camera swings down with the diver, circa 1941.
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Black-and-white 8mm frame, United States circa 1941, of white foam spreading across pool water after a springboard dive while a swimmer's head surfaces. — Foam on the water after the dive, with a swimmer's head breaking the surface, circa 1941.
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