If you feel like rolling back into a nice, comfortable bed instead of going to an early-morning workout, watch this beautiful short film, Swimming In A Dream. Director Jim Sugar tells the story of the North Bay Aquatics Masters swimmers in Corte Madera, California and why they swim at 5:30 am.

Jim is an advertising and commercial photographer whose work includes 35 articles in National Geographic Magazine and three books. He has won numerous awards including the National Press Photographer’s Association Magazine Photographer of the Year Award. His commercial clients include DuPont, AT&T, VISA, and SAP, and Olympus. His editorial clients include National Geographic, Boy’s Life, Popular Mechanics, Time, Life, Sports Illustrated, & Newsweek.

His fans include early morning workout swimmers.

Get motivated. Watch Swimming In A Dream here.

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