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The Swimmer

Smack the Pony
SKETCH-O-VISION
A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.

The setup

A swimmer puts on an impressive warm-up before revealing a rather less impressive technique in the water.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

At an indoor pool, a woman stretches and limbers up with the concentration of a serious athlete. She adjusts her goggles and prepares for her entrance, only to land awkwardly and splash along with an ungainly doggy paddle.

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A little extra

Notes from the archive.

Doon Mackichan recalled that this was the first sketch filmed for the series.

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