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Anthony J. Fingleton is an Australian former competitive swimmer who won silver medal in 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He was invited to participate in 1964 Summer Olympics, but instead accepted a scholarship to study at Harvard University, where he swam for the Harvard Crimson swimming team.
Oct 27, 2005 · A recruited athlete who found his calling among the ranks of the cross-dressing comic actors of the Pudding. Tony Fingleton is living, breathing, grinning proof that it can happen here.
Swimming Upstream is a 2003 Australian biographical drama film written by Tony Fingleton and directed by Russell Mulcahy. It stars Jesse Spencer, Geoffrey Rush, and Judy Davis. It shows the life of Fingleton (Spencer) from childhood to adulthood, and dealing with a topsy-turvy family.
Feb 27, 2003 · Swimming Upstream: Directed by Russell Mulcahy. With Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Jesse Spencer, Tim Draxl. The inspirational life story of Australian swimmer Tony Fingleton.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Russell Mulcahy
- 2003-02-27
Feb 4, 2005 · Tony Fingleton’s odyssey leads him to become Australia’s top swimmer, but his story will be familiar to countless sons of alcoholic fathers.
Set in 1950s Brisbane, Australia, the family drama centers on Tony, a young man who beats the odds to become a champion swimmer in spite of his overbearing, alcoholic father and long-suffering, but quietly heroic mother.
Anthony 'Tony' Fingleton is a former Australian swimmer. He won silver medal in 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He was invited to participate in 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, but instead accepted a scholarship to study at Harvard University.
