Set from 1996, Danny Kelly is a talented swimmer who attends a prestigious Melbourne private school on a sporting scholarship.

He is taken under the wing of highly regarded coach Frank Torma and develops a friendship/rivalry with teammate Martin Taylor which inspires Danny to become a world record holder.

The series was written by Blake Ayshford and Belinda Chayko, and directed by Robert Connolly, with Tsiolkas as an associate producer.

It was a Matchbox Pictures production in association with ABC Television, Screen Australia, and Film Victoria.

It starred Elias Anton as Danny Kelly, Ben Kindon as Martin Taylor, and Matt Nable as Frank Torma.