Portuguese Wins Channel Swim

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
54/66
Date Released
26 Aug 1954
Date covered
19 Aug 1954
Length of issue (in feet)
690
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sir Winston Greets Mendes-France
  2. 2European Royal Luxury Cruise
  3. 3Marlow - Aquatic Sports
  4. 4Boscombe Down: RAF Deomstrate Secret Devices
  5. 5Portuguese Wins Channel Swim
  6. *Douglas Carnival

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
Exciting finish to marathon swim as Baptista Pereira pips Egyptian Hassen Hammad at the post
Keywords
Sport; Swimming; Water sports
Locations
France; English Channel
Footage sources
Pathe Journal
Credits:
Camera
Cedric Baynes
Editor
Edward Bilsdon
Camera
Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon
Length of story (in feet)
208
Story extras:
Film clip
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