Hideko Maehata swimming in a scene from a 1938 German documentary film, "Olympia". - 8x10photo "Hideko Maehata swimming in ascene from a 1938 German documentary film, "Olympia". Olympia is a 1938 German documentary filmwritten, directed and produced by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the 1936 Summer Olympics, heldin the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. The film was released in two parts: Olympia 1. TeilBeauty). It was the first documentary feature film of the Olympic Games ever made. Many advancedmotion picture techniques, which later became industry standards but which were groundbreakingat the time, were employed —including unusual camera angles, smash cuts, extreme close-ups,placing tracking shot rails within the bleachers, and the like. The techniques employed arealmost universally admired, but the film is controversial due to its political context. Nevertheless,"All-Time 100 Movies."[1] Olympia set the precedent for future films documenting and glorifyingthe Olympic Games, particularly the Summer Games. The 1936 Summer Olympics torch relay was devisedby the German sports official Dr. Carl Diem for these Olympic Games in Berlin. Riefenstahl laterstaged the torch relay for this film, with competitive events of the Games. Hideko Maehata (???? Maehata Hideko?, May 14, 1914 – February 24, 1995) was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer andWakayama, as the daughter of a tofu producer and as a child learned to swim in the KinokawaRiver. In the fifth grade of elementary school, she set an unofficial youth record for the 50-meterbreaststroke. She went on to win numerous competitions, and was sponsored to attend a women’sboarding school in Nagoya which specialized in swimming, but the sudden death of her parentsin 1931 forced her return home. Yet she was selected for the Japanese Olympic swimming teamevent. She lost to Clare Dennis a mere 0.1 of a second.[1] During the post-Olympic celebrationafter her return to Japan, she stated that she was considering to retire from competitive swimmingdue to family issues, but then Tokyo mayor Hidejiro Nagata reportedly asked her why she didnot bring back a gold medal. Over the next four years, Maehata trained very hard, and set anew world record for the 200-meter breaststroke on September 30, 1933.[1] During the 1936 BerlinGenenger, winning the gold medal for the Women's 200 m breaststroke by over one second. Despitethe time difference, the race was broadcast live in Japan by NHK Radio.[1] In 1937, Maehatamarried Masahiko Hyodo, a professor of the medical school of Nagoya University, and retiredfrom competition. She was awarded the Purple Ribbon of Merit by the Japanese government in 1964and inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979.[2] She suffered from a cerebrala Person of Cultural Merit, the first sportswoman in Japan to receive such an honor. She diedof acute renal failure in 1995. - 1936" Pickid: 532233 Thisis a high quality REPRODUCTION print. Where necessary, the image has been cleaned, digitallyenhanced and restored by a proffessional to further enhance the quality and enjoyment of theimage. The photos is printed onto a high quality glossy photo paper. We are veryback guarantee on all our items. Copyright By purchasing this photo copyrightdoes not transfer. We are selling these photos as collectibles only and no copyright is implied.PAYMENTS We only accept PayPal as method of payment. Please note thatyou do not need to have a PayPal account to pay using PayPal, just a valid debit or credit card.PACKAGING & DELIVERY All items are shipped in strong cardboard envelope to ensurein a fantastic location for shipping, right between USA and Europe - shipping has proven tobe faster from us than local shipping in some countries like USA. We dispatch using IcelandPost 1st Class or UPS Express delivery. Shipping times for normalshipping: USA orders should take approx 8-12 days to be delivered. WESTERN EUROPEorders will normally take approx 6-10 working / business days to be delivered. EASTERNOF THE WORLD can take up to 16 working / business days to be delivered Express shippingvia UPS takes usually up to 1-3 business days, anywhere in the world. Shipping costShipping is based on the actual cost of shipping, we ship from Iceland where the images areand we ship with Iceland Post and UPS. Iceland Post has fantastic shipping record and we havemany shipments arriving earlier to clients than local shipments within Europe and USA. We areoffer discounts on shipping but we gladly offer combined shipping. Shipping consists of a baseprice and then a small extra fee added for each additional image. Economyshipping – A priority Europe $4,99 + $1 for every extra item. USA$4,99 + $1 for every extra item. Registered letter with tracking number
Europe $19 + $2 for every extra item. USA $28 + $2 for every extra item.items USA $100 - no extra charge for additional items HidekoMaehata swimming in a scene from a 1938 German documentary film, "Olympia". - 8x10 photo