What Happens When Hollywood and Aquatics Meet is Remarkable

On February 26, the film industry will gather at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Calif. to celebrate its achievements during the 89th Academy Awards ceremony. While fans and movie-makers alike await the announcement of this year’s winners, we’re taking a look back at our past Hollywood-related content. Sure, we’ve all seen the classic pool scene clips (who could forget the classic scene in The Graduate?), and of course, we know of Esther Williams‘ adventures both in the pool and on the big screen, but there’s much more to the ties between film and aquatics. For example, most recently, AI Senior Editor Nate Traylor discusses the potential boon the Baywatch revamp could have to lifeguard hiring. And that’s just the beginning. From Hollywood’s portrayal of drowning to the film industry’s use pf swimming pools for dramatic effect, we’ve gathered our coverage of what happens when Hollywood and aquatics meet.

• Can the Baywatch Movie Combat the Industry’s Lifeguard Shortage?

  Depending on how lifeguards are portrayed, Baywatch could be a boon to recruiters

  

• Tomorrowland and the Future of Swimming

  Sci-fi swimming pools steal a scene in new Disney flick

  

• Filmmaker: Swimming is More than an Olympic Sport

  "The Water is My Sky" dives deep into swimmers’ psyche

  

• Lights! Camera! Action!

  Hollywood's portrayals of drowning are often inaccurate.

  

• ADG’s ‘Life of Pi’ Special Effects Pool to Become Centerpiece for Industrial Park

  

• Netflix To Produce Lifeguard Comedy

  Netflix has acquired the exclusive rights to the coming-of-age story about high school graduates working as lifeguards, Staten Island Summer.

  

• A Tribute to Esther Williams

  A look at the extraordinary life of swimming legend Esther Williams (1921-2013).

  

• Cult Film ‘The Swimmer’ Brought Actor and Coach Together

  Famed UCLA coach talks about his work with Burt Lancaster for 1968 cult classic “The Swimmer”

  

• The Original Million Dollar Mermaid:The Annette Kellerman Story

  The modern world of Aquatics has produced some incredible personalities during the past 125+ years.

  

• Showtime’s “The Affair” Brings Secondary Drowning Into the Mainstream

  Will the cable network's reference to the silent killer in a recent episode help to increase awareness?