Australian Story
Season 18 Episode 41 - A Feeling for the Water (1)
Murray Rose was an inspiration for generations of Australians, in and out of the swimming pool where he won six Olympic medals. Yet despite his role building up the 'golden era' of the Australian swim team in the 1950s and 60s, the stories that emerged last year in the aftermath of his death surprised many younger people who had barely heard of him. Murray Rose personified many of the virtues of the Australian athlete: a good sport, a calm and collected mind under pressure and a consistent race winner. But it was his interests outside the pool that he claimed gave him a winning edge and helped focus his mind. He was a vegetarian and a follower of an Indian philosopher, long before such 'new age' ideas became fashionable. Before he died, Murray Rose was working on a candid memoir and in this program, some of the sport's biggest names and his close family members offer an insight into a man who, it transpires, was much more than a fast swimmer.
Episodes in Season 18
The Light of Day
30 min
On the Precipice
30 min
So Much to Say
30 min
The First Word
30 min
The Chosen One
30 min
Suddenly Last Summer (1)
30 min
Suddenly Last Summer (2)
30 min
On the Warpath
30 min
Letters to the Editor
30 min
Down by the Sea (1)
30 min
Down by the Sea (2)
30 min
Fade to Black
30 min
Call of Duty
30 min
Know Thy Enemy (1)
30 min
Know Thy Enemy (2)
30 min
Listen to Me
30 min
The Hazel Effect
30 min
A Life Laid Bare
30 min
Northam Exposure
30 min
When Blood Runs Cold
30 min
The Men Who Fell to Earth
30 min
No More Than a Ghost
30 min
The Music Lesson
30 min
Irons in the Fire
30 min
There but for Fortune
30 min
Too Good to Refuse
30 min
Corridors of Power
30 min
A Place for Us
30 min
Long Walk Back
30 min
A Voice in the Wilderness
30 min
Driving Greg Norman (1)
30 min
Driving Greg Norman (2)
30 min
In Your Face
30 min
Turning the Gaze
30 min
Count On Clive
30 min
A Sapper's Lullaby
30 min
On Maggies Farm
30 min
Cracking the Code
30 min
Letters From Elizabeth
30 min
Think Big
30 min
A Feeling for the Water (1)
30 min
A Feeling for the Water (2)
30 min
Taking Flight
30 min
