Taff Swim at Roath Park

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1104A
Date Released
3 Aug 1950
Date submitted
1 Aug 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Farewell to a Great Canadian
  2. 2Viking Ship as a Gift
  3. 3Warspite Moves On
  4. 4Queen’s Niece Weds
  5. 5New Terminal for Ocean Travellers
  6. 6Defence Minister Visits Terriers
  7. 7Korea - Critical Days
  8. 8Leopold Crisis - Demonstrators Clash
  9. *Rowing - St Michael’s Win Quinn Challenge Cup
  10. *Taff Swim at Roath Park

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Taff Swim. DESCRIPTION: Over 10,000 gathered in Roath Park, Cardiff to watch the mile and half Taff swim. SHOTLIST: KS. GV park. Crowds on shores of lake, several. Women enter water for start of swim. Start of race Miss Daymond doing the backstroke. Cut-in crowds watching. Men walking along shore to start. Start of race. Men & women swimming together. Finish of women won by Miss Daymond. Men’s finish by TP Holt, the winner. The above with Lord Mayor holding their cups. Cut-in of small child being hauled out of the water into boat. Small girl crying after having been kicked in the stomach.
Local distribution only
For Cardiff only.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Cardiff; Roath Park
Card file number
54147
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
Film clip

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