Following the Line: The History of Ricardo Prado (2015)

There's no swimming without pain. That's how Ricardo Prado defines the sport that turned him into an idol in the 80's. World champion at 17 years-old, Silver medalist in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles when he was 19 years-old, for four years he worked hard to be the best in the world. Far away from home and all alone, enduring a quasi-military discipline and split among swimming and the day-to-day life of an American college, the young athlete had many moments of doubt. For Ricardo Prado, it wasn't easy to follow the line.