Sporting Scene: Channel Swimming
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 7 / 9
- Section Title
- Sporting Scene
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cross Channel Swim. DESCRIPTION: Sixteen swimmers covered themselves with grease for the International Cross Channel Swim at Cap Gris Nez. The race was won by Abdel Heif. SHOTLIST: GV of swimmer. CU of women being greased. Other competitors being greased. Billy Butlin starts the race. Swimmers enter the water. Thomas Park swimming. Madge McGrath swimming. Damian Beltram swimming. Park swimming. Abdel Heif swimming. Park landing at Folkestone. Heif in boat waves. CU of Heif with trophy and Butlin.
- Keywords
- Swimming; Water sports
- Locations
- France; Folkestone; Cap Gris Nez
- Card file number
- 64299
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- George Richardson
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Length of story (in feet)
- 87
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