Personal Best (1982)

In director/screenwriter Robert Towne's debut film about two female athletes training for the 1980 Olympics, with the tagline: "How do you compete with a body you've already surrendered to your opponent?":

• the physicality of the athletic, well-toned women
• the honestly-depicted lesbian relationship between bisexual track star hurdler Chris Cahill (Mariel Hemingway) and older pentathlete lesbian Tory Skinner (Patrice Donnelly)
• as they laid naked together, they took turns softly touching and pleasuring each other, as Chris noted: "I've never had this done before." Chris' experimentation was only a phase since by the film's conclusion, she went off with waterpolo player Denny (Kenny Moore)
• the frank dialogue in the locker room and steam room scenes, while emphasizing their taut bodies; bits of conversation were heard:

  "So, well, how was Norman?"
  "Well, actually, he's got a curved weenie."
  "To the left or to the right?"
  "To the left."
  "That could be a problem."

Female Athletes in a Steamy Spa